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Rosedale rails against McMansions

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Residents of the southeastern Queens neighborhoods Rosedale and Laurelton are calling for rezonings, saying too many McMansions are being built in their areas. Both neighborhoods have traditionally been dominated by single-family houses. “The contractors are coming in here and they have more of a say as to what they are going to do in our neighborhoods than we do,” said Bill Perkins, vice president of the Rosedale Civic Association. “Let us get a zoning classification that does not allow for the building of structures that, if you will, don’t fit the character of the neighborhood.” more [NYDN]

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