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Astoria Power Plant

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:48:05 +0000

A coalition of community leaders and residents is pushing the state to support an Astoria power plant in its quest to replace its decades-old, dirty generators with newer, cleaner ones.

Smart Power NY was created to support NRG’s bid for a power purchasing contract, which will enable the company to fund its $1.5 billion repowering project.

NRG plans to submit a proposal to the state by May 30.

“It’s great for the neighborhood of western Queens,” said Assemblywoman and Coalition Chair Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria).

Astoria Power Plant

Pedestrian and cycle path run from LIC to Flushing

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:18:54 +0000

The first phase of a bike and pedestrian trail that will connect waterfront parks in western Queens is slated to be completed this fall.
The 10.6-mile Queens East River and North Shore Greenway will eventually run from Long Island City to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The first phase will link Queensbridge Park, in Long Island City, to Ralph Demarco Park in Astoria.
“It’s an opportunity for people that want to take advantage of cycling around the city,” Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski said Thursday.

The greenway will eventually connect to the path over the Pulaski Bridge, which links Queens and Brooklyn.

Construction is already finished in Queensbridge Park and is underway in Rainey Park, Ralph Demarco Park and Hallets Cove Playground. Work is set to begin in Astoria Park by mid-summer, Lewandowski said.

Long Island City Jobs

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:28:01 +0000

Long Island City Jobs

Last week New York City commemorated the completion of the $45 million walkway at Queens Plaza North in Long Island City.

New York ran a citywide contest to pick a name for the 1.5 acre space. Out of 600 applicants “Dutch Kills Green” was chosen by a panel of city and community representatives.

Celebrating the project here are naming contest winner Harry Charalambides, Mayor Bloomberg, another contest winner James Stark and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Charalambides came up with the name after doing a bit of historical research. Dutch Kills, a tributary of Newtown Creek, was located where the plaza is now, he noted.

Charalambides, a resident of Harlem, previously lived in Astoria.

“I did some research of the history of the area and came up with the name Dutch Kills,” he said.

Stark submitted a similar name.

The headquarters brings 1,000 jobs to Long Island City.

Long Island City Lobbied for Cornell

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:15:35 +0000

• Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute — Before Cornell University and the Technion Institute of Technology won the city Economic Development Corp.’s contest to build a higher education tech campus in the city, Long Island City legislators and business leaders lobbied successfully for Roosevelt Island to become the chosen site. A subway stop away, the school is expected to bring economic development to western Queens.

Long Island City Condos

Brooklyn Real Estate for Sale

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:12:31 +0000

In the next few years, Brooklyn could see one of the largest turnovers in real estate, all thanks to one seller. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are planning to sell all 34 of its buildings as they move their operations upstate.

The scope of the church’s holdings is massive, 3.2 million square feet, more than the Empire State Building. It’s being valued at more than $1 billion, and once the properties are turned over to private owners, the tax dollars will be flowing.

The Watchtower buildings in DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights have been a fixture since 1909, when the Jehovah’s Witnesses began buying up properties, one by one. Church members have quietly lived and worked there for decades. But now, the church has outgrown its facilities and is planning to move upstate, leaving prime real estate up for grabs.