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In central Queens’ City Council District 20, which spans Flushing, Murray Hill, and Queensboro Hill there is a crowded and competitive Democratic primary race. The candidates face an onslaught of…

ByCarmen Vintro / Gotham Gazette 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Housing and Homelessness

What Opponents of the Flushing Waterfront Plan Say

A public hearing on the controversial Queens development proposal took place this week. Fans see a potential to connect isolated areas. Foes fear gentrification.

ByLan Mu for World Journal 0Comments

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Nov 2019

Justice

Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office

‘Chinese voters need to be smarter. We are not an ATM for politicians,’ one community leader said, according to a report from the World Journal. ‘We should mobilize our ballots…

ByYiyi Huang for World Journal 0Comments

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Jul 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Brownfields Plan Could Revive Elements of Scrapped Flushing Rezoning Scheme

But key parts of the rezoning, which was shelved in 2016 over concerns about infrastructure and flight paths, remain off the table.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Dec 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Flushing West Rezoning is Dead, But Push to Change Neighborhood’s Look Lives On

The city is coming out with a study of the neighborhood that will recommend steps meant to improve the waterfront and more—which it hopes will shape applications for zoning changes…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jun 2016

Housing and Homelessness

City Says Flushing Rezoning is ‘Paused,’ Not Dead; Some Investments Still on Track

It’s unclear what the withdrawal of the city’s Flushing West rezoning proposal means for other neighborhoods.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

Free-for-All in Flushing as Voters Choose Next City Council Member

What Opponents of the Flushing Waterfront Plan Say

Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office

Brownfields Plan Could Revive Elements of Scrapped Flushing Rezoning Scheme

Flushing West Rezoning is Dead, But Push to Change Neighborhood’s Look Lives On

City Says Flushing Rezoning is ‘Paused,’ Not Dead; Some Investments Still on Track

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Free-for-All in Flushing as Voters Choose Next City Council Member

What Opponents of the Flushing Waterfront Plan Say

Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office

Brownfields Plan Could Revive Elements of Scrapped Flushing Rezoning Scheme

Flushing West Rezoning is Dead, But Push to Change Neighborhood’s Look Lives On

City Says Flushing Rezoning is ‘Paused,’ Not Dead; Some Investments Still on Track

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