WNYC put together a
little slide show about Willets Point and the state of the city's redevelopment plan.
From the intro:
Even by Bloomberg Administration standards, rebuilding Willets Point in
Queens is a massive development project.
This summer, the city proposal
to tear down the industrial district near Shea Stadium, known for its
auto repair shops, and build housing, retail and a convention center
has been steadily clearing hurdles. At the end of July Queens Borough
President Helen Marshall gave her approval, echoing the local community
board. But on the site, only a handful of the roughly 260 small
businesses have agreed to sell so far.
With eminent domain in the air, local businesses are somewhere between
resistance and resignation.
Comments
It's going to happen. They're not going to have junkyards across the street from a brand-new half-billion-dollar ballpark. I just hope they offer the businesses there a fair deal