Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens has made a pact with City Council members to deny potential zoning changes linked to a development proposal for a veterans facility at 179th Street and Linden Boulevard in St. Albans, he told the Daily News. The congressman is threatening to block the proposal unless “very standoffish” federal officials consider requests for a full-service hospital. “That’s our ace in the hole,” Meeks said. “They think they can move forward not being responsive to us? We’re going to fight it every step of the way.” [more]
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Community advocates are riled over a possible new homeless shelter in southeastern Queens, according to the New York Daily News. Residents and local officials are speaking out over the shelter, which is angling to move into a 54-unit apartment building at 170-02 93rd Avenue in Jamaica, because they say their neighborhood is already overrun with similar facilities. City Council member Leroy Comrie said that the proposed shelter’s proximity to a senior center and single-parent female shelter could spell bad news. “While we want to try to be helpful and open, this location is absolutely the wrong site,” Comrie said. “We have too many vulnerable people in the area already.” Of the 17 homeless shelters currently location in Queens, nine are located in the southeastern region, city officials say. [NYDN]
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Community advocates are riled over a possible new homeless shelter in southeastern Queens, according to the New York Daily News. Residents and local officials are speaking out over the shelter, which is angling to move into a 54-unit apartment building at 170-02 93rd Avenue in Jamaica, because they say their neighborhood is already overrun with similar facilities. City Council member Leroy Comrie said that the proposed shelter’s proximity to a senior center and single-parent female shelter could spell bad news. “While we want to try to be helpful and open, this location is absolutely the wrong site,” Comrie said. “We have too many vulnerable people in the area already.” Of the 17 homeless shelters currently location in Queens, nine are located in the southeastern region, city officials say. [NYDN]
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On the eve of his first meeting as chair of the City Council’s Land Use Committee, southeast Queens Council member Leroy Comrie spoke with The Real Deal about how he will judge success, whether he has laid out specific goals and which upcoming land use projects could be the most controversial.
Comrie was voted in as chairman last Thursday and is scheduled to call his first committee meeting to order today at 10 a.m. with three rezonings and 11 landmarkings to consider.
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