Last night, Transportation Alternatives presented to Community Board One’s Transportation Committee on street improvement proposals for 21st Street. TA’s Queens Activist Committee prioritized pedestrian safety improvements and shared bicycle space for the thoroughfare, which runs through Astoria and Long Island City. Miller Nuttle of Transportation Alternatives reports that representatives from the Variety Boys and Girls…
As a resident, I would welcome more outdoor dining options. This is a growing and evolving neighborhood, but often I head over to Greenpoint to dine if I want to sit outside. I would love to spend my money at local business in LIC!
LIC Restaurant Owners Complain That They Are Blocked From Offering Backyard DiningManny Jalonschi is a lifelong resident of Glendale, not Ridgewood, and lives nowhere near this site. The overwhelming majority of Ridgewood residents at the meeting were in favor of this rezone, and most of them live within a block or two of the site.
Some Ridgewood Residents Fear New Luxury Rental Development Will Cause Gentrification