Queens


A rendering of the city's vision for Flushing West from the 7 train tracks. image via Department of City Planning

City Unveils Details on Flushing West Rezoning: A Waterfront Promenade and a Possible Bus Terminal

The polluted waterfront blocks in eastern Queens known as Flushing West are an industrial wasteland: vacant lots, warehouses, a scrap metal business, a lumber yard, a U-Haul rental. But the city hosted a meeting Wednesday night laying out its plan to rezone the 10-block swath along Flushing Creek and revitalize the area with new residential development.

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54-15 101st Street, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 54-15 101st Street, Corona

As the de Blasio administration pushes forward with its plan to build 80,000 units of affordable housing, more filings have surfaced for city-owned vacant lots, like this one at 54-15 101st in Corona, not far from Flushing Meadows Park. New building applications have been filed to erect an eight-story senior housing development there, between Lewis and Martense Avenues.

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