The Long Island City Neighborhood Plan (OneLIC), a rezoning involving 54 blocks along the East River industrial waterfront is set to be certified this spring. The City expects the plan to bring over 22 million square feet of total development, including almost 16,000 dwelling units and over 36,000 new residents to the area over the next ten years. The plan would also redevelop almost 600,000 square feet of industrial land. The 2001 Special Long Island City Mixed Use District rezoning, the last major LIC rezoning to be approved, spurred unprecedented growth in the Queens Plaza area over the past 15 years. The growth has strained area infrastructure, transit, and open space, and has led to a surge of high-priced housing. What can be expected to be different with OneLIC? What can the city, decision-makers, and LIC stakeholders do to ensure that enough new housing is within reach of area residents and infrastructure improvements are put in place to accommodate the expected growth? Join us for an in-depth, in person conversation about the future of Long Island City.
CM credits are available for this event. Questions? Email us at events@mas.org.
Speakers and Moderator
Anatole Ashraf: chair, Queens Community Board 2
Lisa Goren: co-vice president, Long Island City Coalition
Memo Salazar: co-chair, Western Queens Community Land Trust
Annemarie Gray: executive director, Open New York
Thomas Devaney, director of land use and planning, The Municipal Art Society of New York (Moderator)
