Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has announced plans for the long-delayed “Long Island City Ramps” project, which aims to transform a gritty area under the Queensborough Bridge ramps into 50,000 acres of public land and park space. LIC Ramps aims to address a lack of open space in Court Square… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has penned an open letter criticizing the owners of a Sunnyside apartment complex damaged by a five-alarm fire last December for allowing the area surrounding the site to become a “dumping ground” over the past several months. Won addressed the letter to A&E Real Estate,… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2024 By Czarinna Andres LaGuardia Community College received a significant funding boost on Thursday, Sept. 19, when Council Member Julie Won presented President Kenneth Adams with a check for $4.5 million. The funding, allocated by the New York City Council, is earmarked for essential upgrades to the Long Island City college’s Shenker Hall cooling… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan During Queensbridge Family Day on Saturday, Aug. 24, elected officials announced they allocated $12 million in funding for capital improvements at the waterfront Queensbridge Park. The project, led by NYC Parks, will provide a new walking track and upgrade the natural turf ball fields and sports lighting. In an… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan On Monday, Aug. 19, Council Member Julie Won and officials from NYC Parks cut the ribbon on two new parks in Woodside and Maspeth just an hour apart. The recently completed L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Playground Dog Run, at 42nd Street and Greenpoint Avenue in Woodside, was one that… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry The Long Island City waterfront would have a riverwalk from Queensbridge Park to Gantry Plaza State Park under a proposal announced by Council Member Julie Won, her colleagues in government and the Department of City Planning on Thursday, Aug. 1. Since Won kicked-off the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan… Read more »
July 26, 2024 By Bill Parry The children at the nation’s largest public housing complex finally have their playground back. Council Member Julie Won joined Queensbridge Houses residents and their kids in Long Island City for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 25, at the playground near Vernon Boulevard that was closed off for… Read more »
July 2, 2024 By Bill Parry A breakthrough was reached just days after tenants of a Sunnyside apartment complex filed a lawsuit against their building’s landlord stemming from their displacement following a 5-alarm fire in December. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and A&E Real Estate, the landlord, announced a plan Monday to provide 22 tenants… Read more »
June 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Long Island City Neighborhood Plan has advanced to environmental and public review after NYC Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick unveiled the draft zoning framework, a detailed map and draft strategies Tuesday, June 25. This zoning proposal was first shown during Monday’s neighborhood town hall for “One… Read more »
June 26, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Lowell Marin, a lifelong Woodside resident known for his dedication to sharing his musical talents with the community, was honored with a street co-naming ceremony and concert over the weekend. Members of his family and the Northern Woodside Coalition joined Council Member Julie Won on Sunday to officially co-name 34th… Read more »