EDC
The cover of the Economic Development Corporation's Downtown Far Rockaway Roadmap for Action plan
Most of those who testified said they generally supported the De Blasio administration’s proposal to rezone downtown Far Rockaway, but asked for changes to ensure the plan truly benefited the area’s existing residents.
Incumbent Democrat Helen Rosenthal faces two opponents who say she has abetted or acquiesced to development plans that are disfiguring the Upper West Side.
A fresh mayoral poll comes as the mayor gets a nod from the environmental lobby, which was once rather suspicious of him.
And the mayor does his weekly radio spot.
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