Queens: Borough Pres. Backs Housing at Flushing Airport, Rezoning LIC

Rezoning LIC: "Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced on Monday a long list of recommendations to approve the city’s One LIC Neighborhood Plan with conditions," reported QNS.. "The sweeping proposal entered the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) in April, following certification by the City Planning Commission, and aims to transform a large portion of Long Island City with new zoning rules that would create nearly 14,700 housing units—including 4,300 affordable homes—alongside 14,400 jobs, over 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space and expanded access to the East River waterfront."

Flushing: "The site of a former airport in Queens will give rise to thousands of affordable housing units in the coming years, officials announced on Monday. Three thousand rental apartment units have been proposed at the former site of Flushing Airport in College Point," reported Newsday.. "At the dawn of modern aviation a century ago, Flushing Airport made history as New York City's first-ever airfield and eventually the busiest airport in the five boroughs," Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. (D) said in a statement. "But today, we're beginning the process of repurposing that incredible piece of Queens' history into a critical aspect of Queens' future."