Develop Willets Point

The Queens Gazette has a letter from an angry reader from Great Neck regarding development corporations and their role in the city.  He uses Willets Point as his example of “pigs feeding at a trough” and rants about Mayor Bloomberg’s general approach to development throughout the city.
The letter, entitled “Taxpayers Foot the Bill,” suggests that [...]

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The NY Daily News writes about the continued opposition of Councilmen Hiram Monserrate, who has gone full speed ahead with his campaign for State Senate, and Tony Avella to the development of Willets Point. The News reports that despite the efforts by the EDC to provide education to the workers of Willets Point at [...]

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The Queens Tribune runs a great, concise editorial singing the praises of the Mayor’s plan for Willets Point. It briefly discusses Bloomberg’s overall record as Mayor and his ups and downs with his major development projects throughout the city.
The editors point out,
We believe the mayor’s true mark would be taking the blighted area of [...]

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Well, it’s not the first time I’ve seen it in the NY Times, but it’s the first time they’ve run a story in this spirit since DWP started a few weeks ago. Writer Susan Dominus paints a picture of Gordhandas Soni, who owns an Indian food company in Willets Point. As you might [...]

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Crain’s New York writes about the success of Mayor Bloomberg in rezoning the area around 125th Street and how it will affect his efforts to push development in other areas of the city, including Willets Point. This is more or less a recap of some of the similar articles we’ve seen about Willets Point, [...]

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Mets fans, our Mayor has made a bold move in proposing $389.7 million for the Willets Point redevelopment project in his executive budget. From the Observer:
As means of comparison, the city previously pledged $350 million for the expansion of the publicly owned Javits Center and $200 million for Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards development.
This is huge. [...]

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