Jul. 22, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Debate over the Creedmoor Community Master Plan tp create more than 2,700 housing units on the psychiatric hospital’s vast campus in eastern Queens continued during the Empire State Development (ESD) virtual public scoping meeting on July 18. Numerous residents and activists pushed for the plan’s approval because it would…
May. 14, 2024 By Anthony Medina The completion of a $16 million renovation project at the Forest Hills Community Center, where Queens Community House first began its mission to cultivate neighborhood-based programs, brings a wider array of modern services to Queens neighborhoods. Queens Community House (QCH) celebrated the end of its years-long project last week…
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Apr. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens was awarded a $3 million capital from Empire State Development earlier this month to support the club’s redevelopment project in Astoria. The new clubhouse will be approximately 125,000 square feet and include a state-of-the-art gymnasium, 175-seat theater, regulation swimming pool, classroom… Read more »
Sep. 27, 2023 By Corey Bearak and Bryan Block For several years, the communities of eastern Queens have engaged in discussions with our community leaders, our local and state elected officials and Empire State Development (ESD) about possible reuse of 55 acres of land on the state’s Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus. We long recognized the…
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Jul. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall As of the afternoon of July 12, more than 1,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for the Creedmoor Property Development project to be halted in its current form. According to organizer Carin Bail, the purpose of the petition to try and get Queens Borough President Donovan Richards…
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Jan. 31, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. and Empire State Development on Tuesday, Jan. 31, announced the launch of a series of community visioning workshops that will be held to hear input from eastern Queens residents about the redevelopment of the 50-acre Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in Queens Village. The… Read more »