Zoning

I'm still divided on this. I lived in Ozone Park for a number of years in the 90's, it's a great working class neighborhood and I'm glad it's still under the radar. It's great that they want to keep it a lower scale working class neighborhood but the reality is our city needs more housing and I know first hand that a lot of the houses in Ozone Park have been illegally converted to multi units or have illegal basement apartments. It has the A express, has tons of buses and easy access to the airport so naturally it's very in demand by working people who need reliable commuting in a decent area. Part of me thinks this will just make the situation worse, and with the inevitable gentrification of Cypress Hills/East New York the housing situation will only get worse for working people. The other side is developers left to their own devices will cram this neighborhood full of Fedders specials like Corona or Elmhurst. I still remember John Gotti's fourth of July block parties on 101st. ave. It was a different city back then and we repped it with pride.

Most of Woodhaven and Victorian Richmond Hill should be included in this as well. Brooklyn shouldn't be the only borough were owners restore buildings instead of tearing down, Queens has enough Fedders and ugly additions that are completely out of context. If we can get rid of a lot of the Vinyl siding throughout Queens people will see more of the old historic housing stock that still exists here. Perfect example is 78st between Atlantic ave. and 95th ave. on the west side of the street are brick rowhouses but the houses directly behind these (east side of 77th street) are the same size, shape and have the same roof line but are covered in vinyl siding. Most people right off this section of Queens for being too suburban and ugly since it's covered by vinyl. You'll also find Woodframe houses all throughout the neighborhood as well.