City meets with Willets Point businesses

A private meeting this month between city officials and 16 of the largest businesses in Willets Point – known as the Willets Point Industry and Realty Association – has moved forward talk for Mayor Bloomberg’s redevelopment plans in the area. Following the negotiations, which were organized by State Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith, the city made a verbal agreement to acquire at least one of the businesses on the footprint of the planned project, according to its owner. This follows the city’s acquisitions of four other parcels in the area, though it still falls very short of the 62-acre site envisioned for the development.

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