NEW YORK | LIC Neighborhood Plan

[NYguy]

The rezoning of Long Island City, Queens

[DCReid]

It's really too bad that years ago, they did not put together this plan and incorporate moving the main NYC convention to LIC from the west side. I always thought it was the best place for convenience to Manhattan.

[Busy Bee]

^There's nothing preventing that from happening in the future. A convention center wouldn't be in this part of LIC anyway. If a convention center, whether a relocated Javits or more realistically a second "satellite" convention center/multipurpose hall for NYC, is built it will be as part of a Sunnyside Yard deck mega-project.

[NYguy]

This also encompasses the area where the Amazon development would have been located. There's a lot of potential for this particular area.

[NYguy]

A little more from the press release...


https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/ab...-20240625.page

New York Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick today released the draft zoning framework, a detailed zoning map, and draft strategies to advance the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan toward environmental and public review.

.....“This is an opportunity to take a comprehensive look at LIC’s strengths and needs, and plan for a more affordable, resilient neighborhood,” said DCP Director Dan Garodnick. “With this plan, we can deliver much-needed housing, including mandating affordable housing for the first time in this neighborhood, good jobs, improved transportation, and excellent open spaces and waterfront access.”

“Since the beginning of the OneLIC Neighborhood Planning Process, I have ensured that we are centering our community’s voices so that we develop a neighborhood plan that meets our long-term needs and puts people over profit. Throughout 11 meetings with over 1,300 attendees, our community’s priorities are clear: we must commit to building 100 percent affordable housing on public land, open desperately needed schools, support local businesses, increase green space, and plan for resiliency for our current and future residents,” said Council Member Julie Won.

The proposed land use would update the Waterfront Access Plan to guide development and ensure public open space, a continuous public walkway, amenities, improved resilience, and connections to inland areas to the east.

The proposal would enable high-density mixed residential, commercial, and light industrial uses along the waterfront, from roughly 46th Road, just south of Anable Basin, stretching to roughly 44th Avenue, and would enable high-density housing near Court Square, at the east end of the study area.

North of the Queensboro Bridge, between 21st St. and 23rd St., the proposed land use would enable high- and medium-density mixed-use residential, commercial, or light manufacturing developments. Along 44th Drive and in the southern portion of the study area, the proposal would enable medium-density residential, commercial, and light manufacturing uses.

And in the portion of the Long Island City Industrial Business Zone (IBZ), the proposal would enable high- and medium- density manufacturing, commercial, and community facility uses to support business success and growth.

[NYguy]

https://www.6sqft.com/14000-new-home...ezoning-draft/

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.”