Neighbors get a look at new building plans for Long Island City
The line of people snaked up escalators and through long hallways, filling up a large room that was evidently not large enough. A wide array of people were in attendance, including artists, tech entrepreneurs, public housing residents, musicians and PTA members, and they were all seemingly united in their concern for their neighborhood’s future.
“You have a lot of players in a hotly contested area, with huge potential profits,” said Memo Salazar, a filmmaker and co-chair of the nonprofit Western Queens Community Land Trust. He said many local residents are “wary” of rising rents and “don’t want another high-rise in an already taxed neighborhood.”
Dan Garodnick, director of the planning department, said in a statement that the town hall was an opportunity to consider the neighborhood's “strengths and needs” and “plan for a more affordable, resilient neighborhood.” “This is not gonna work, because we're just building housing for people who have lots of money or whose parents are paying their bills,” she said. “And I'm getting ready to retire. And I'm really, really scared.”Long Island City neighbors and others turn out for a presentation by Studio WXY, a private firm that has been facilitating discussions around a large-scale rezoning of the Queens neighborhood at CUNY School of Law.
Won said she was not “in full agreement” with the neighborhood plan and wanted to ultimately see “100% affordable housing for public land.”
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