Diagram of the proposed City map amendment. Image credit: CPC
The site has been operating as an open public space for use by local artists and community members since 1986. On April 13, 2016, the City Planning Commission adopted a resolution to approve the amending of the City Map to include the Socrates Sculpture Park, located at 32-01 Vernon Boulevard in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The site has been functioning effectively as a public park for local artists and community members for thirty years, and its memorialization on the City Map as official parkland would protect its existence in perpetuity.
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Proposed eleven-story building will offer hotel, residential, commercial, and community space. On March 4, 2015 the City Planning Commission approved an application from CG & J Realty for a zoning map amendment to facilitate construction of an eleven-story mixed-use building at 137-61 Northern Boulevard in Flushing, Queens. The proposed building will consist of eleven stories with a basement and cellar, and contain 10,000 square feet of commercial retail, 97,000 square feet of hotel space, 7,000 square feet of community facility space, and 37,000 square feet of residential space. The second through eighth floors would house the hotel space, while the residential units would be on the ninth through eleventh floors. The ground floor would contain the retail space, hotel restaurant and lobby, and 155 parking spaces would be located belowground. (read more…)
Architect rendering of the proposed Astoria Cove development project. Image Credit: Studio V
Approval came after negotiations increased the percentage of affordable housing. On November 12, 2014 the City Council Land Use Committee voted 18-0 to approve the Astoria Cove development project, with modifications. The vote was delayed several hours as negotiations between lead developer Alma Realty and Council Member Costa Constantinides continued into Wednesday afternoon over Astoria Cove’s housing affordability and other issues discussed in the initial hearing.
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Street view of 118-27 Farmers Boulevard. Image Credit: Google Maps
Board granted the variances despite divided community support. On September 23, 2014, the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant five variances to St. Albans Presbyterian Church for the construction of a five-story mixed-use facility at 118-27 Farmers Boulevard. The development site is located in St. Albans, Queens, and bounded by Farmers Boulevard to the west, 119th Avenue to the south, 189th Street to the east, and 118th Avenue to the north. The facility will feature two floors in the cellar for community space and five stories for residential space containing sixty-seven units of affordable housing, as well as seventeen parking spaces, and a thirty-five-foot perimeter wall.
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Architect rendering of the proposed Astoria Cove development project. Image Credit: Studio V
The project was approved by City Planning despite opposition from the Community Board, Borough President, and the local Council Member. On October 20, 2014 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises will hold hearings on the proposed Astoria Cove mixed-use development project. The project, designed by Alma Realty, is the first project subject to Mayor de Blasio’s mandatory inclusionary zoning housing requirement. Despite the requirement, the project has faced opposition from community groups and elected leaders arguing the designated affordable units are too expensive for current Astoria residents.
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The Center for New York City Law, Dean Anthony W. Crowell, and Professor Ross Sandler
Cordially invite you to a City Law Breakfast
Honoring New York City’s Five Borough Presidents
Panel discussion on
Borough Priorities
Moderated by
Errol Louis of NY1
Date
Friday, February 7, 2014
Time
8:15 a.m.
Place
New York Law School
185 West Broadway
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Second Floor Events Center
New York, NY 10013
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