From the Queens Chronicle Laurelton Residents Confront City Planning On Zoning Delayby Theresa Juva , Assistant Editor Four long years of waiting for their community to be rezoned has Laurelton residents seething.“I really don’t trust you,” James Blake told John Young, Queens director for the Department of City Planning at last Thursday’s special meeting.“We’re sick […]
From Curbed http://www.curbed.com/archives/2007/07/03/breaking_scope_plan_for_the_new_domino_revealed.php Just when you think it’s safe to drift into the July 4th holiday, comes this: the first renderings of what the developers want to build on the site of the Domino Sugar Plant on the Williamsburg waterfront. In three letters, OMG. The images come our way via the draft scope document that’s […]
City taps Sunnyside GardensNew York Daily NewsBY DONALD BERTRAND The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously last week to designate the 16-block, 54-acre Sunnyside Gardens as a historic district. Housing vs. preservation for Domino Sugar plantNew York Daily NewsBY RACHEL MONAHAN A huge red sign on the Williamsburg waterfront reads “SAVE DOMINO” – and symbolizes […]
Endangered church looks for new lifeBy Kate PastorSpecial to amNewYork July 3, 2007The endangered St. Saviour’s Church in Queens is not only a bridge to the mid-19th century, but the land around it also could catapult Maspeth toward New York’s greener future, advocates of saving the building and its grounds say. Some community members want […]
