Flushing West
The de Blasio administration has withdrawn a proposal to rezone Flushing West, but some aspects of the plan might live on.
Todo el concejo municipal debe votar sobre la solicitud de rezonificación privada del proyecto en Queens, lo que crearía un distrito especial de 29 acres con nueve nuevos edificios, incluyendo 1.725 apartamentos y otras instalaciones.
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William Alatriste/City Council
Councilman Peter Koo raised concerns about the rezoning plan that, it turns out, the de Blasio administration shared.
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The Flushing River is one of several waterways in the city polluted by combined sewage overflows.
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El plan de rezonificación de la ribera de Flushing pasa a la votación del concejo de la ciudad
Sadef Ali Kully
Todo el concejo municipal debe votar sobre la solicitud de rezonificación privada del proyecto en Queens, lo que crearía un distrito especial de 29 acres con nueve nuevos edificios, incluyendo 1.725 apartamentos y otras instalaciones.
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What Opponents of the Flushing Waterfront Plan Say
Lan Mu for World Journal
A public hearing on the controversial Queens development proposal took place this week. Fans see a potential to connect isolated areas. Foes fear gentrification.
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Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development
Sadef Ali Kully
An appeals court heard arguments over the annulled Inwood rezoning just days after activists sued over the approval process for the Flushing Waterfront plan.
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De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
Sadef Ali Kully
The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
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