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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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Mayor Bloomberg announced today that the City of New York had made its first purchases of land in Willets Point, according to a report from Crain’s New York.
From Crain’s:
The Economic Development Corporation signed contracts with Sambucci Bros. Inc. Auto Salvage for two parcels totaling 52,000 square feet of land and BRD Corp. for three parcels [...]

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The Daily News reports on a study conducted for the city which proclaims Willets Point a “burden on the health of the city’s residents and economy.”
Finally, some news from a report that makes some sense…
According to the DN, the report signals that the city is preparing the use eminent domain in the area. Studies [...]

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The Queens Congregation United for Action in New York met last night to propose its alternative plan to the Mayor’s development plan for Willets Point. The group strongly opposes the Mayor’s plan, mainly because of the issue of affordable housing.
From the post at Urbanite:
The plan calls for reserving one-third of housing for people with [...]

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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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In an interview with Maury Brown, New York Sun columnist Tim Marchman vents about the construction of the new stadiums in Queens and the Bronx.  I stumbled across an excerpt from the interview at Bronx Banter.  Marchman was asked about the end of the era of both Yankee and Shea Stadiums, and here’s his response:
Mainly [...]

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