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Massive Queens MXD Clears Hurdle

NEW YORK CITY-The City Planning Commission has signed off on Flushing Commons; a vote by the City Council comes next.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on June 24, 2010

NEW YORK CITY-The City Planning Commission on Wednesday voted 10-1 to approve the $900-million Flushing Commons mixed-use project, along with an adjacent affordable housing development known as Macedonia Plaza. This marks the next-to-last hurdle in the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure; the City Council must give its approval before the project can proceed.

In a statement, city planning commissioner Amanda Burden says the concept for the project arose from “a community visioning and planning process that was initiated early in the Bloomberg administration, which noted the void in the center of Flushing created by the large municipal parking lot. This proposal is a prime example of the Administration’s commitment to create economic opportunities throughout the five boroughs, and it exemplifies sustainable, transit-oriented development that capitalizes on Flushing’s exceptional subway, bus and commuter rail access.”

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