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NYC Targets 47 Queens Properties for Possible Park Use
New York City records list 47 properties in Queens Community District 2 for possible acquisition and site selection for park use. A City Planning Commission public hearing is scheduled for June 3, 2026.
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Queens Is About to Acquire 40 Properties for Parks While Corona Gets a 13-Story Tower — And Both Hearings Are Next Week
Queens will hold a hearing Thursday, April 16 at 9:30am on a plan to acquire 40+ properties across LIC, Sunnyside and Woodside for new parks — the same hearing will advance a 13-story, 119-unit Corona tower with MIH. Staten Island’s waterfront gets an R7-3…
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Three Brooklyn-Queens Rezonings, an 80-Person Sanitation Hiring Spree, and $41M in Contracts You Have 72 Hours to Oppose
Three rezonings in Bay Ridge, Carroll Gardens, and Fresh Meadows go to a City Council vote Monday, April 14 — unlocking towers with Mandatory Inclusionary Housing — while DEP lost two six-figure engineers in January and DSNY hired 80 workers in a single December…