"Around three dozen protesters and local Queensbridge residents joined a rally against the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan at the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement in Queensbridge Thursday afternoon, calling on Council Member Julie Won to vote against the rezoning plan and "send it back to the drawing board" unless specific investment in the Queensbridge community is included in the final plan."
"OneLIC, which covers 54 full or partial blocks in Long Island City, aims to transform the neighborhood with a series of new zoning rules that would create almost 14,700 new housing units, with 4,300 of those earmarked as affordable. The Department of City Planning has stated that OneLIC plan aims to create over 14,400 new jobs for the neighborhood alongside over 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space."
Around three dozen protesters and Queensbridge residents rallied at the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement calling on Council Member Julie Won to reject the OneLIC rezoning unless it commits specific investments for Queensbridge. OneLIC would rezone 54 blocks in Long Island City to permit nearly 14,700 new housing units, including 4,300 designated affordable, and to create over 14,400 jobs with more than 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space. The plan would extend a continuous East River waterfront from Gantry Plaza State Park to Queensbridge Park. Opponents demand NYCHA repairs, remediation of mold and crumbling infrastructure, more schools, and restoration of Queensbridge Baby Park.
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