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14,000 new homes projected for Long Island City under rezoning draft


By Aaron Ginsburg
June 26, 2024

The city’s Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick on Tuesday released the draft rezoning framework for the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, a proposal that could create up to 14,000 new homes, including 4,000 affordable units. The proposal also includes up to nine acres of open space along the Queens waterfront, new schools, and enhancements to parks and NYCHA complexes, according to Gothamist.

https://gothamist.com/news/neighbors...ng-island-city

Neighbors get a look at new building plans for Long Island City





By Arun Venugopal
Jun 25, 2024

The line of people snaked up escalators and through long hallways, filling up a large room that was evidently not large enough. A wide array of people were in attendance, including artists, tech entrepreneurs, public housing residents, musicians and PTA members, and they were all seemingly united in their concern for their neighborhood’s future.

The event was a town hall at CUNY School of Law where residents could learn about how the city intended to transform Long Island City through rezoning and other changes. Many came to the Monday night gathering armed with skepticism. From their perspective, the neighborhood had already changed plenty, and not necessarily for the better.

One participant, Christina Chaise, booed loudly as a presenter detailed the plan for the neighborhood. It's where Amazon tried to build its sprawling new headquarters, but folded in the face of community opposition.

“I was saying boo to the rezoning plans,” said Chaise, who wheeled her child in a stroller from their home in the nearby Ravenswood Houses, where Chaise is a member of the resident association. She said she grew up in the Queensbridge Houses, another NYCHA development in the area.

“As it currently stands, it's another plan to build more luxury housing," Chaise added.

The area under consideration for more development is prime waterfront property with commanding views of the Manhattan skyline.

“You have a lot of players in a hotly contested area, with huge potential profits,” said Memo Salazar, a filmmaker and co-chair of the nonprofit Western Queens Community Land Trust. He said many local residents are “wary” of rising rents and “don’t want another high-rise in an already taxed neighborhood.”