Develop Willets Point

I missed this the other day, but as a reader was kind enough to point out, the city was able to make its third purchase of land in Willets Point.
The good news just keeps coming in…

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City Hall reports on the dilemma faced by City Council members, specifically those seeking higher office in 2009, making a decision about the development plan for Willets Point.  Though 29 council members signed a letter opposing the plan, inspiring the creation of DWP, they are now torn because the plan has garnered supports from unions [...]

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As you may have heard from pretty much every media outlet in the city, Community Board 7 approved the Mayor’s plan to develop Willets Point at its meeting on June 30.
This. Is. Huge.  If anyone was out there for the meeting, I’d love to hear what you experienced there.  Either email it to me or [...]

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If you’re reading this and have any means of getting to the Queens Community Board 7 meeting on Monday, June 30, 2008, I really, really urge you to show up and voice your support for the Willets Point plan.
Unfortunately, I cannot be in attendance that night, but the more supporters that show up, the better.
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As reported in the Queens Chronicle, the newest excuse that the opposition of the Willets Point development project has come up with is congestion.  Here’s a quick excerpt from the article:
Currently, the opposition group is focusing on traffic congestion that the project would create. According to the EIS, the plan would generate increased traffic on [...]

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In another sign that things are looking good for the Willets Point development project, the Land Use committee of Queens Community Board 7 passed a motion approving the development plan for Willets Point.  Curbed has some details on the happenings at the meeting.
Despite some concerns that were expressed at the meeting, which drew a decent [...]

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