Long Island City
The Department of City Planning has initiated a neighborhood study of Long Island City ahead of a possible rezoning, but there has been little public movement on the idea since early 2017. However, a development proposal for the nearby Sunnyside yards is in the works.
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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Adi Talwar
Coalition member Dr. Sharon Cadiz said residents can see recent examples of how community action can reshape development decisions in Maspeth and at LIC's own Phipps Houses site.
Adi Talwar
A construction site is on the south corner of 41st Avenue and 21st Street. Questions about how to balance industrial, office and residential uses are among the thorny issues in the LIC rezoning debate.
Haruka Sakaguchi
A scene from the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project's recent Long Island City walking tour
Abigail Savitch-Lew
Workshop participants question John Young of the Department of City Planning at a Long Island City community workshop on Tuesday August 8.
Kathaleen Linares
This is a favorite view from the N train of the Manhattan skyline from Long Island City Queens.
Abigail Savitch-Lew
DCP Planner Nick Guertin introducing the Long Island City study at the Jacob Riis Community Center, Queensbridge Houses.
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LIC's proximity to the nearly complete Cornell complex on Roosevelt Island will likely create a market for new density in the neighborhood.
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