Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Flushing

Council, EDC Spend $3 Million to Keep Parking Cheap at Flushing Commons

By Noah Kazis | Jul 30, 2010 | 12 Comments

The now-defunct Q14 bus didn’t get a reprieve from the City Council, which decided money was better spent on encouraging people to drive. Photo: dj.surf.lfs/Flickr The Flushing Commons development sailed to a 44-2 vote of approval in the City Council yesterday after the city arranged a set of concessions to local merchants who had opposed […]

Council Mems Display Parking Ignorance at Flushing Commons Hearing

By Noah Kazis | Jul 16, 2010 | 15 Comments

The fight over Flushing Commons shifted to the City Council yesterday, as a key subcommittee turned its attention to the contentious megaproject and the battle royale over parking in booming downtown Flushing. Though the developers propose to redevelop an 1,100-space municipal parking lot and still increase the total amount of parking on-site, that isn’t enough […]

Bloomberg Touts Approval of 1,600 Parking Spaces at Flushing Commons

By Noah Kazis | Jun 24, 2010 | 8 Comments

Flushing Commons puts growth next to a major transit hub, but it’s stashing a lot of parking there as well. Image: Rockefeller Group Development Corporation. The City Planning Commission approved plans for the Flushing Commons development yesterday, sending the project forward through the land use approval process. Officials’ portrayals of this development, which will put 1,600 parking […]