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    Rockaway Beach Restored for Memorial Day Weekend

    Mayor  •  Beaches  •  Rockaway Beach, Queens

    Mayor Bill de Blasio visits Rockaway Beach to announce that it will reopen in time for the summer. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography

    The stretch of beach was closed last summer due to heavy erosion. On May 14, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio along with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the completion of the East Rockaway Inlet maintenance dredging project. The completion of the project will allow for the reopening of the stretch of beach from Beach 92nd Street to Beach 105th Street.  The portion of beach was closed last summer due to erosion and lack of sand. (more…)

    Tags : beaches, dredging, erosion, Rockaway Beach, summer, USACE
    Date: 05/27/2019
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    Two Far Rockaway Civic Structures Designated Individual City Landmarks

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designations  •  Far Rockaway, Queens

    53rd Police Precinct Police Station. Image credit: LPC.

    Both dating to the early 20th century, firehouse and police precinct station designated in part for their role in Far Rockaway’s development as a year-round residential community. At its meeting on May 29, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate two buildings in in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens as individual City landmarks. The buidlings are the 53rd Police Precinct Police Station, at 16-12 Mott Avenue, and the Firehouse, Engine Companies 264 & 328, Ladder Company 134 at 16-14 Central Avenue.  (more…)

    Date: 06/01/2018
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    Two Far Rockaway Civic Structures Identified as Potential Individual Landmarks

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Calendaring  •  Far Rockaway, Queens

    Engine Companies 264 & 328, Ladder Company 13. Image Credit: LPC

    Early 20th century buildings, a firehouse and police precinct house, reflect civic development of Far Rockaway. On March 13, 2018, Landmarks voted to add two buildings in Far Rockaway, Queens, to its calendar. The buildings are the Firehouse, Engine Companies 264 & 328, Ladder Company 13 at 16-15 Central Avenue, and the 53rd Precinct Police Station, at 16-12 Mott Avenue.  A seaside resort community through most of the 19th century, Far Rockaway was not linked to the rest of Queens until the construction of a railway bridge across Jamaica Bay in 1888, when the first year-round residences were constructed. (more…)

    Tags : Big House, Downtown Far Rockaway, Far Rockaway, Firehouse, Landmarks, LPC, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Precinct Station
    Date: 04/17/2018
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    City Council Approves Downtown Far Rockaway Rezoning

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  Downtown Far Rockaway, Queens

    Rendering of Queens Far Rockaway Branch Public Library by Snøhetta. Image credit: NYC EDC

    City Council approved a 22-block rezoning of Downtown Far Rockaway, Queens. On September 7, 2017, the City Council approved a large-scale rezoning and development plan for Downtown Far Rockaway by a vote of 46-0. The resolutions will create a Special Downtown Far Rockaway district, a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area, and an Urban Renewal Area. $288 million has been secured to grant amenities this community has been requesting for over 40 years. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, City Council, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Downtown Far Rockaway, Economic Development Corporation, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, NYC Economic Development Corporation, Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation, ULURP, Urban Renewal Area, Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee
    Date: 09/12/2017
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    City Planning Approves New Location for Queens Firehouse

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Rockaway Park, Queens

    “The Beach House” Fire House at 257 Beach 116 Street, Rockaway Park. Image credit: FDNY

    The City Planning Commission approved the relocation of a Rockaway Park FDNY station. On August 23, 2017, the New York City Planning Commission issued a favorable report on the FDNY’s application to purchase property located at 116-11 Beach Channel Drive to construct a new firehouse. Engine 268/Ladder 137 of the New York City Fire Department currently operates at 257 Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park, Queens. The three-story, 10,098-square-foot building was built in 1913 by Frank J. Helmie in the Colonial Revival style. After damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, the FDNY determined that the building was past its useful life as a firehouse. In 2013, the building received landmark status. (more…)

    Date: 08/29/2017
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