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Hyper Urban Growth Without Residential Displacement

Here's a change: Displacement in the nation's fastest growing urban neighborhood has largely been limited to businesses. The new highrises have given Queens something it never had: a skyline.

September 22, 2017 - New York Magazine

Take a Tour of the New 111th Street Protected Bike Lane in Queens

Streetfilms was on hand to celebrate a hard-fought win for the community.

August 24, 2017 - StreetsBlog NYC

Far Rockaway

Headed for Approval: Rezoning for Affordable Housing in Far Rockaway

The New York City neighborhood of Far Rockaway will see the latest of the rezoning proposals at the center of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan.

August 24, 2017 - The Real Deal

Newtown Creek

New York City's Kosciuszko Bridge Getting Demolished

Traffic-plagued Kosciuszko will soon be replaced, and some commuters are celebrating its demise.

March 1, 2017 - Gothamist

The Rockaway Beach Boardwalk

Money Leftover from Superstorm Sandy Repairs Now Funding Parks in Queens

A boardwalk reconstruction project in Roackaway Beach, funded by FEMA after Superstorm Sandy, has money leftover. The public is invited to help decide how the money gets used.

December 29, 2016 - DNAInfo

MTA Gears Up for December Opening of Second Avenue Subway...Maybe

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is committed to opening the first phase of the new Second Avenue subway in December, but a New York Times report sheds doubt on all three new stations being ready before 2017.

November 1, 2016 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

Jamaica Bay

Jamaica Bay: Wilderness in the City

Created so people could "experience nature in the midst of crowds," New York's Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge embodies the characteristics of all modern national parks: abundant, welcoming, and threatened.

August 27, 2016 - Grist

Queens Transit Station

How the Triboro Line Could Improve Transit for Boroughs Not Named Manhattan

The Regional Plan Association presents the details of a plan to build a rail line connecting the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn: the Triboro Line.

May 26, 2016 - Regional Plan Association

New York City Mayor Overrides Community Board on 'Boulevard of Death' Bike Lane

After the local community board removed a protected bike lane from its plans for the redesign of Queens Boulevard, Mayor Bill de Blasio restored it, under the premise of saving lives.

May 15, 2016 - New York Daily News

More Details of Brooklyn-to-Queens Streetcar Proposal Emerge

One interesting detail to note: the BQX streetcar proposal, as its currently known, originated not from the de Blasio Administration but from a Brooklyn-based real estate company.

April 25, 2016 - Politico New York

Long Island City

In Long Island City, a Glimpse of the Future?

According to critic James Russell, Long Island City has come to resemble the new metropolises of Asia. A frenetic jumble of old and new, the area's "dystopian" qualities aren't all bad.

April 3, 2016 - James S. Russell

'Select Bus Service' in Queens Doubles in Price

The planning process has revealed a "select bus service" proposal for Queens to require a lot more time and funding than originally thought.

March 4, 2016 - Politico New York

Concerns Raised About the Brooklyn-to-Queens Streetcar Proposal

We've gathered a sample of the responses to Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal for a $2.2 billion streetcar to connect Brooklyn to Queens.

February 12, 2016 - The New York Times

Car2go Expands to Queens: Last Mile Solution or Congestion Nightmare?

With a track record of success in Brooklyn, Car2go is expanding its service to Long Island City and the rest of western Queens. An article in Crain's examines the implications of the move.

August 12, 2015 - Crain's New York Business

Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Ave

Jamaica, Queens: More Than Just a Stop on the Way to the Airport

Public and private interests have emerged to revitalize the Queens neighborhood, an inter-modal hub ten miles east of Midtown Manhattan.

July 28, 2015 - New York Times (Real Estate)

A Unique Planning Partnership Leading Redevelopment Efforts in Queens

A non-profit called the Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corp. will employ the New York City Planning department as a paid contractor as it creates a plan for the neighborhood of Flushing West.

July 2, 2015 - Crain's New York Business

99 Cents

99-Cent Stores: the Weed of the Urban Commercial Environment

A proliferation of 99-cent stores in the Woodhaven neighborhood in Queens has strangled the commercial offerings in the neighborhood. But can residents or the local business improvement district do anything about the trend?

May 4, 2015 - TimesLedger

Queens New York

Iconic Queens Clock Tower Anchors 915-Foot Skyscraper

In a complex saga involving the MTA, an 88-year-old tower, and a planned 77-story apartment behemoth, affordable housing may be first to fall by the wayside.

April 11, 2015 - New York Times

Diversity Leads to Tranquility in Astoria, Queens

The community was long known as predominantly Greek and Italian, but tensions existed with the African-American community. As whites moved to the suburbs, they were replaced with a "poly-glot mix" without the tensions. Next challenge: gentrification.

March 31, 2015 - NPR Code Switch

Planning for Housing on Complicated Queens Rail Yard Continues

The 200-acre operational rail yard is the largest of six affordable housing sites that Mayor Bill de Blasio targeted for development. He hopes to build more than 11,000 units of affordable housing there, but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is not on board.

February 23, 2015 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

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