Tag: Queens

• NYC Readies for Hurricane Season: Floodgates Proposed and DEP Earmarks $2.5B for Southeast Queens Stormwater Upgrades

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  Sep 2

  New York City urged residents to check coastal evacuation zones and evacuation centers as hurricane season begins, while city agencies and planners described planned and funded resilience work — including… more ›

• Fontaine Co-op Urges CPC to Require 55‑Foot Buffer in 100–112 Queens Boulevard Rezoning Hearing

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  Aug 13

  City Planning Commission public hearing on Aug. 12, 2026 examined the 100‑12 Queens Boulevard rezoning; Fontaine Co‑op residents urged the commission to require a recorded restrictive declaration guaranteeing a minimum… more ›

• City Planning Commission Reviews Queens Blvd Rezoning — Developer Picks MIH Option 1; Neighbors, Officials Push for Deeper Affordability and Retail Protections

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  Aug 13

  The City Planning Commission (CPC) met on Aug. 12, 2026, to review several rezonings and mixed‑use development applications that include Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) requirements; applicants described a proposed Queens… more ›

• Thierry Henry Says NYC Lacks Guadeloupean/Martinique Restaurants, Often Eats Colombian Food in Queens

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  Aug 10

  Thierry Henry told Mayor Zohran Mamdani in an August 8, 2026 interview that he has not found a restaurant in New York City that serves Guadeloupean or Martinique-style food, saying… more ›

• Mamdani Pledges $40M+ for Coastal Resilience, Announces Multibillion-Dollar Flood-Prevention Commitment for Southeast Queens

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani convened an August 7, 2026 ethnic and community media roundtable at City Hall to brief New Yorkers on extreme-weather readiness and announce more than $40 million for… more ›

• NYC Rolls Out 600+ Cooling Centers, Misting Stations and ‘Cool Vans’ — City Won’t Say How Many People They Served

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  Aug 10

  New York City officials briefed ethnic and community media on Aug. 7, 2026 about the city’s extreme-weather summer response — including more than 600 cooling centers, Health Department‑run misting stations,… more ›

• NYC Budget Earmarks $15M Over Two Years for Gender‑Affirming Care; Health+Hospitals to Lead City Clinics

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city budget includes a $15 million, two‑year commitment to start delivering gender‑affirming care — initially aimed at transit workers — and that the administration will… more ›

• NYC commits $15M over two years for gender-affirming care, starting with transit workers; city to coordinate with Health + Hospitals

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  Aug 6

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration included a $15 million, two‑year budget allocation for gender‑affirming care — initially aimed at transit workers — and that the city will work with… more ›

• 13527 Sapphire St Preliminarily Selects MIH Option One — 67 Affordable Units Announced, AMI Bands and Rents Still Undecided

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  Jul 30

  New York City Planning Commission public hearing on the 13527 Sapphire Street rezoning in Lindenwood, Queens, recorded July 29, 2026, shows the applicant has preliminarily selected Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)… more ›

• 13527 Sapphire St Rezoning to Use Wet‑Floodproofed Cellar and Gabion Wall — Planned Retrofit to Dry Floodproofing If DOT Raises Street

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  Jul 30

  Sapphire Street rezoning hearing: City Planning Commission heard technical answers about a wet‑floodproofed cellar and a permeable gabion wall at 13527 Sapphire Street, and the applicant said the cellar will… more ›

• NYC launches ‘NYC Groceries’ pilot: five city-run stores to offer 30% off essentials — La Marqueta and Bronx Peninsula named, first opening by 2027

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  Jul 28

  Today’s mayoral announcement and agency materials formalized NYC Groceries: a city-run pilot of five grocery stores (one per borough) that will offer a fixed 30% discount on a core basket… more ›

• City Council Hears Rezoning for 13‑Story, 119‑Unit Mixed‑Use Tower at 47‑03 108th St in Corona; 30 Units Affordable

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  Jul 22

  A City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises public hearing on July 22, 2026 examined a private rezoning application for 47-03 108th Street in Corona, Queens, where the applicant is… more ›

• City Council Earmarks $1.5M for Wave Makers, Funding 60,000 Free Swim Lessons for 3,000 NYC Second-Graders

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  Jul 15

  The City Council announced a $1.5 million allocation in the City’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget to expand the Wave Makers program, funding 60,000 free swim lessons that will teach an… more ›

• Sunnyside Rezoning at 501 Queens Blvd Seeks 13‑Story, ~138‑Unit Building with Dozens of MIH Affordable Homes — CPC Hearing This Week

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  Jul 14

  Sunnyside rezoning at 501 Queens Boulevard: City Planning staff reviewed a private application July 13, 2026, proposing a zoning change to R8A/C24 and mapping Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) options one… more ›

• Flatbush Avenue Named NYC’s First BRT Corridor — Five Rapid Bus Routes Announced, Flatbush Buildout Due by 2030

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  Jul 10

  New York City’s “Bus Action Plan” rollout on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s July 9 livestream announced five Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors and confirmed Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn as the first… more ›