Queens Community Board 7 Meeting on Flushing Commons Development

Queens Community Board 7 will meet to discuss, among other things, the development of the Flushing Commons project in Downtown Flushing. The already parking-filled project is expected to be pressured to add even more spaces. 

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The New York City Parking Boom

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Correction…

By Aaron Naparstek |
On Thursday, March 8, in a story titled The New York City Parking Boom, we incorrectly reported that New York City’s Economic Development Corporation is funding part of the $500 million Flushing Commons development project in Queens. The situation is actually a bit more nuanced. The EDC is facilitating the sale of city property to […]