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Strategic Policy Statement 2014 Melinda Katz
THE OFFICE OF THE QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT Strategic Policy Statement 2014 Melinda Katz Queens Borough President The Borough of Queens is home to more than 2.3 million residents, representing more than 120 countries and speaking more than 135 languages1. The seamless knit that ties these distinct cultures and transforms them into shared communities is what defines the character of Queens. The Borough’s diverse population continues to steadily grow. Foreign-born residents now represent 48% of the Borough’s population2. Traditional immigrant gateways like Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, and Flushing are now communities with the highest foreign-born population in the entire city3. Immigrant and Intercultural Services The immigrant population remains largely underserved. This is primarily due to linguistic and cultural barriers. Residents with limited English proficiency now represent 28% of the Borough4, indicating a need for a wide range of social service support and language access to City services. All services should be available in multiple languages, and outreach should be improved so that culturally sensitive programming can be made available. The Borough President is actively working with the Queens General Assembly, a working group organized by the Office of the Queens Borough President, to address many of these issues. Cultural Queens is amidst a cultural transformation. The Borough is home to some of the most iconic buildings and structures in the world, including the globally recognized Unisphere and New York State Pavilion. Areas like Astoria and Long Island City are establishing themselves as major cultural hubs. In early 2014, the New York City Council designated the area surrounding Kaufman Astoria Studios as the city’s first arts district through a City Council Proclamation The areas unique mix of adaptively reused residential, commercial, and manufacturing buildings serve as a catalyst for growth in culture and the arts. -
3 Flushing Meadows Corona Park Strategic Framework Plan
Possible reconfiguration of the Meadow Lake edge with new topographic variation Flushing Meadows Corona Park Strategic Framework Plan 36 Quennell Rothschild & Partners | Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects Vision & Goals The river and the lakes organize the space of the Park. Our view of the Park as an ecology of activity calls for a large-scale reorganization of program. As the first phase in the installation of corridors of activity we propose to daylight the Flushing River and to reconfigure the lakes to create a continuous ribbon of water back to Flushing Bay. RECONFIGURE & RESTORE THE LAKES Flushing Meadows Corona Park is defined by water. Today, the Park meets Flushing Bay at its extreme northern channel without significantly impacting the ecological characteristics of Willow and Meadow Lakes and their end. At its southern end, the Park is dominated by the two large lakes, Willow Lake and Meadow Lake, created for shorelines. In fact, additional dredged material would be valuable resource for the reconfiguration of the lakes’ the 1939 World’s Fair. shoreline. This proposal would, of course, require construction of a larger bridge at Jewel Avenue and a redesign of the Park road system. The hydrology of FMCP was shaped by humans. The site prior to human interference was a tidal wetland. Between 1906 and 1934, the site was filled with ash and garbage. Historic maps prior to the ‘39 Fair show the Flushing To realize the lakes’ ecological value and their potential as a recreation resource with more usable shoreline and Creek meandering along widely varying routes through what later became the Park. -
Sign Sparks Controversy in Astoria
LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS PAGE 19 March 4, 2018 Your Neighborhood — Your News® DNA evidence Sign sparks controversy in Astoria OK’d in Vetrano Assemblywoman wants MTA to remove dangerous illuminated billboard murder trial BY BILL PARRY caused delays along the N/W vella Simotas (D-Astoria), who ing billboard it has mounted on line week, but for a massive illu- has waged a perennial campaign the Astoria Boulevard elevated BY BILL PARRY The MTA is under fire again minated sign hanging over one to make the neighborhood’s subway station. in Astoria, not for subway sta- of the most dangerous intersec- streets safer for motorists and She called the billboard a The judge presiding over the tion reconstruction projects or tions in the borough. pedestrians, is calling on the dangerous distraction for driv- Karina Vetrano murder trial the signal malfunctions that State Assemblywoman Ara- MTA to remove the giant, flash- ers and said it is so big that it will allow all evidence, includ- violates the zoning law that for- ing DNA and a videotaped con- bids illuminated billboards over fession by the Brooklyn man 500 square feet in that area. The accused of killing her, after his MTA’s billboard is nearly 700 lawyers argued police had ra- HAT’S ALL, FOLKS? square feet, Simotas said. cially profiled their client. In a Feb. 21 letter to NYC The ruling Monday by Queens Transit President Andy Byford, Supreme Court Judge Gregory Simotas noted that the location Lasak in the case of 21-year-old of the billboard, facing the inter- Chanel Lewis will allow all evi- section of 32nd Street, Astoria dence to be admitted when he Boulevard and the Grand Cen- goes on trial on charges that he tral Parkway exit ramp, is “the killed the 30-year-old Vetrano as site with the highest incidence she jogged in Spring Creek Park of traffic accidents in our area, near her Howard Beach home on according to the 114th Precinct. -
New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
NEW YORK CITY CoMPREHENSWE WATERFRONT PLAN Reclaiming the City's Edge For Public Discussion Summer 1992 DAVID N. DINKINS, Mayor City of New lVrk RICHARD L. SCHAFFER, Director Department of City Planning NYC DCP 92-27 NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMA RY 1 INTRODUCTION: SETTING THE COURSE 1 2 PLANNING FRA MEWORK 5 HISTORICAL CONTEXT 5 LEGAL CONTEXT 7 REGULATORY CONTEXT 10 3 THE NATURAL WATERFRONT 17 WATERFRONT RESOURCES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE 17 Wetlands 18 Significant Coastal Habitats 21 Beaches and Coastal Erosion Areas 22 Water Quality 26 THE PLAN FOR THE NATURAL WATERFRONT 33 Citywide Strategy 33 Special Natural Waterfront Areas 35 4 THE PUBLIC WATERFRONT 51 THE EXISTING PUBLIC WATERFRONT 52 THE ACCESSIBLE WATERFRONT: ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES 63 THE PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC WATERFRONT 70 Regulatory Strategy 70 Public Access Opportunities 71 5 THE WORKING WATERFRONT 83 HISTORY 83 THE WORKING WATERFRONT TODAY 85 WORKING WATERFRONT ISSUES 101 THE PLAN FOR THE WORKING WATERFRONT 106 Designation Significant Maritime and Industrial Areas 107 JFK and LaGuardia Airport Areas 114 Citywide Strategy fo r the Wo rking Waterfront 115 6 THE REDEVELOPING WATER FRONT 119 THE REDEVELOPING WATERFRONT TODAY 119 THE IMPORTANCE OF REDEVELOPMENT 122 WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 125 REDEVELOPMENT CRITERIA 127 THE PLAN FOR THE REDEVELOPING WATERFRONT 128 7 WATER FRONT ZONING PROPOSAL 145 WATERFRONT AREA 146 ZONING LOTS 147 CALCULATING FLOOR AREA ON WATERFRONTAGE loTS 148 DEFINITION OF WATER DEPENDENT & WATERFRONT ENHANCING USES -
X735.82 Noise Barrier Workshop Brochure
VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY (I-678) CAPACITY AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO JFK AIRPORT PROJECT ANTICIPATED TIMELINE: Noise Barriers FEBRUARY 1, 2019 MAY 22, 2019 FALL 2019 Project Background Release of FEIS DEIS Released for Ballots Returned The New York State Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is & Record of Public Review to NYSDOT preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Van Wyck Expressway (VWE) Capacity and Access Decision Improvements to JFK Airport Project. The Project is located along a 4.3-mile segment of the VWE, also known as Interstate 678, including the northbound and southbound service roads. The northern project limit is Hoover Avenue and the southern project limit is the southern end of Federal Circle at the entrance to JFK Airport. The purpose of the Project is to provide increased capacity on the VWE between the Kew Gardens Interchange RETURN OF BALLOTS (KGI) and JFK Airport to improve vehicular access to and from JFK Airport. The Project would add a fourth vehicular travel lane in each direction between JFK Airport and the KGI. The additional lane would be a managed-use lane Completed ballots may be submitted in one of the following ways: with high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) restrictions. In addition, the Project will address operational, geometric, and structural deficiencies on the VWE between the KGI and JFK Airport. The Draft EIS (DEIS) for the Project was released for public review on February 1, 2019 and is available on the project website at: www.dot.ny.gov/vwe. -
30-55 Vernon Blvd Astoria, Ny 11102
RENDERING ASTORIA WATERFRONT 30-55 VERNON BLVD ASTORIA, NY 11102 ~110,000 BSF CORNER LOT MIXED-USE TEAMPREUSS DEVELOPMENT SITE ALONG ASTORIA WATERFRONT 30-55 VERNON BOULEVARD | ASTORIA, NY 11102 PROPERTY INFORMATION 30-55 Vernon Boulevard Address: Astoria, NY 11102 Blocktrough Lot Located Along Location: Vernon Blvd. Between 30th Drive & 30th Rd. Block / Lot: 505 / 14, 24, 25, 26 Gross Lot SF: 37,116 (Approx.) RENDERING Building SF: 24,000 (Approx.) 30-55 Vernon Blvd Stories: 2 Zoning: C1-3 / R7A & R5B Residential FAR (R5B): 1.35 Residential BSF (R5B): 25,132 (Approx.) Residential Inclusionary 4.60 Housing FAR (R7A): Residential Inclusionary 85,100 (Approx.) Housing BSF (R7A): Commercial FAR (C1-3): 2.00 Commercial BSF (C1-3): 37,000 (Approx.) Total Max BSF: 110,232 (Approx.) Combined Assessment $1,568,250 (20/21): Tax Rate: 10.694% RENDERING 30-55 Vernon Blvd Combined Taxes (20/21): $167,709 30-55 VERNON BOULEVARD | ASTORIA, NY 11102 PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS 1 2 3 4 Astoria 366’+ of Corner Lot In proximity to several Waterfront Linear Frontage in proximity to New Large scale Location (180’ of Frontage Astoria Ferry Developments (depicted within the along Vernon Blvd.) Terminal development map) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The subject property is an assemblage of four tax lots located on the Vernon Boulevard waterfront in Astoria. Currently improved with an approximately 24,000 square foot commercial structure, the site sits in a C1-3 / R7A / R5B zoning area and boasts an approximate combined mixed-use buildable square footage of up to 85,100 as of right, and up to approximately 110,232 with inclusionary housing and community bonus. -
Region 11: Queens
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Tomorrow's World
Tomorrow’s World: The New York World’s Fairs and Flushing Meadows Corona Park The Arsenal Gallery June 26 – August 27, 2014 the “Versailles of America.” Within one year Tomorrow’s World: 10,000 trees were planted, the Grand Central Parkway connection to the Triborough Bridge The New York was completed and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge well underway.Michael Rapuano’s World’s Fairs and landscape design created radiating pathways to the north influenced by St. Peter’s piazza in the Flushing Meadows Vatican, and also included naturalized areas Corona Park and recreational fields to the south and west. The Arsenal Gallery The fair was divided into seven great zones from Amusement to Transportation, and 60 countries June 26 – August 27, 2014 and 33 states or territories paraded their wares. Though the Fair planners aimed at high culture, Organized by Jonathan Kuhn and Jennifer Lantzas they left plenty of room for honky-tonk delights, noting that “A is for amusement; and in the interests of many of the millions of Fair visitors, This year marks the 50th and 75th anniversaries amusement comes first.” of the New York World’s Fairs of 1939-40 and 1964-65, cultural milestones that celebrated our If the New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 belonged civilization’s advancement, and whose visions of to New Dealers, then the Fair in 1964-65 was for the future are now remembered with nostalgia. the baby boomers. Five months before the Fair The Fairs were also a mechanism for transform- opened, President Kennedy, who had said, “I ing a vast industrial dump atop a wetland into hope to be with you at the ribbon cutting,” was the city’s fourth largest urban park. -
$223,355,000 Triborough Bridge and TUNNEL Authority Lehman
NEW ISSUE BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY $223,355,000 TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AutHORITY (MTA Bridges and Tunnels) General Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A DATED: Date of Delivery DUE: November 15, as shown on the inside cover The Series 2007A Bonds are being issued to finance bridge and tunnel projects. The Series 2007A Bonds – • are general obligations of MTA Bridges and Tunnels, payable generally from the net revenues collected on the bridges and tunnels operated by MTA Bridges and Tunnels as described herein, and • are not a debt of the State or The City of New York or any other local government unit. MTA Bridges and Tunnels has no taxing power. In the opinion of Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, Bond Counsel to MTA Bridges and Tunnels, under existing law and relying on certain representations by MTA Bridges and Tunnels and assuming the compliance by MTA Bridges and Tunnels with certain covenants, interest on the Series 2007A Bonds is • excluded from a bondholder’s federal gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, • not a preference item for a bondholder under the federal alternative minimum tax, and • included in the adjusted current earnings of a corporation under the federal corporate alternative minimum tax. Also in Bond Counsel’s opinion, under existing law, interest on the Series 2007A Bonds is exempt from personal income taxes of New York State or any political subdivisions of the State, including The City of New York. The Series 2007A Bonds are subject to redemption prior to maturity as described herein. The Series 2007A Bonds are offered when, as, and if issued, subject to certain conditions, and are expected to be delivered through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, on or about June 20, 2007. -
Astoria Boulevard Astoria, Ny 11102
ASTORIA14-30 BOULEVARD ASTORIA, NY 11102 Block-Through Mixed-Use Development Site Along Astoria Blvd. Short-Term Covered Land Play with ~27,080 BSF (As of Right) NEW PRICING! ASTORIA14-30 BOULEVARD ASTORIA, NY 11102 Block-Through Mixed-Use Development Site Along Astoria Blvd. Short-Term Covered Land Play with ~27,080 BSF (As of Right) NEW ASKING PRICE $6,250,000 $230/BSF (as-of-right) PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS SINGLE-STORY SHORT TERM COVERED BLOCK-THROUGH LOT WITH FRONTAGE LAND INCOME PRODUCING WAREHOUSE ALONG ASTORIA BOULEVARD AND 28TH WITH PARKING AVENUE IN ASTORIA, QUEENS R6B, C2-3 ZONING ALLOWS FOR ~27,080 .3 MILES FROM THE ASTORIA FERRY BUILDABLE SQUARE FEET (AS-OF- LANDING (3-10 ASTORIA BOULEVARD) RIGHT) FOR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT & .5 MILES FROM THE 31ST STREET & OR ~29,788 BUILDABLE SQUARE FEET ASTORIA BLVD (NW) SUBWAY STOP UNDER THE AIRS PROGRAM TAX MAP ASTORIA BLVD BLOCK LOT 539 14 14 28TH AVE 21ST ST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT EXCLUSIVE CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD AGENTS: Stephen R. Preuss Andreas Efthymiou Vice Chairman Director 718 512 2118 718 512 2621 [email protected] [email protected] Rani Bendary Associate 718 512 2106 [email protected] THE TEAM PREUSS ADVANTAGE We provide a full service approach to real estate, providing a distinct specialization in the capital markets. Investment Sales • Debt • Leasing Queens | Brooklyn | Long Island PROPERTY INFORMATION NYC FINANCIAL INFORMATION ADDRESS 14-30 Astoria Boulevard, ASSESSMENT (20/21) $436,670 Astoria NY 11102 LESS ICIP -$38,475 (Expires 7/1/2025) LOCATION Located on Astoria Boulevard between 14th St. -
The Queens Ribbon
The Queens Ribbon The proposed “Queens Ribbon” a bicycle-pedestrian bridge connecting Queens to Manhattan (rendering by T.Y. Lin International). A plan for three new car-free bridges to Manhattan’s Business District from Queens, Brooklyn, and New Jersey June 24, 2020 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Background 3. The Need for Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridges 4. Three New Bridges – Alignment Options 5. Queens-Roosevelt Island-Midtown Manhattan Ribbon Bridge Case Study 6. Conclusion Appendices A. Worldwide Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridges B. Bicycling Growth in New York City C. Level of Service on East River Bridges D. Our Team 2 1. Introduction At the start of the Covid-19 crisis a group of transportation engineers began working together, on a pro bono basis, to develop a transportation system that would provide an almost risk-free method of travel to Manhattan’s Central Business District (CBD – Manhattan south of Central Park). The impetus for this grouping was the realization that the city may face similar epidemics, a severe flu season, or other man-made or natural disasters in the future. Experience told the group that the two forms of transportation that are most risk-free from both infections and crashes are walking and bicycling. These “active transportation” options are also healthy modes that burn calories, and build muscle, bone, heart, and lung strength while improving mental and emotional health. From this discussion, the idea of a bicycle-pedestrian bridge was born. Importantly, these facilities would be equitable. Costs to use them would be a pair of shoes or a bicycle. The group included teams from the Institute of Design & Each bridge could handle Construction (IDC) Innovation Hub of the NYU Tandon School approximately 20,000 people of Engineering, T.Y. -
Astoria Blvd M60SBS Columbus 25-01 25-01 25-01 Triangle Hoyt Avenue South 23-20 25-22 29-14 27-24 Christopher
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