City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) has requested that the Department of City Planning take a look at overdevelopment in his district.
The councilman has asked the agency to conduct a study to determine areas that have “out-of-context” developments and to then make zoning amendments based on the study’s findings.
“My constituents deserve the best possible protections against overdevelopment in their neighborhoods, and I want to make sure no block is left behind,” Koo said.
The councilman’s appeal came after a group of Queensboro Hill neighbors became irate about a new two-story house on their block, at 146-15 56th Road, which they said dwarfed the small, single-story homes around it.
Don Capalbi, president of the Queensboro Hill Civic Association, forwarded the residents’ complaints to Koo’s office in February.
The new 2,290-square-foot house, which has been built legally under current zoning regulations, will replace an 899-square-foot home that was built in 1935 in a line of rowhouses, according to city Department of Buildings records.
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Koo, you need to tell that to your own fellow race of people! The Asians are the main culprits for these huge developments that destroy neighborhoods!
Thanks for your concern. It's about 30 years too late.
QBH has been thrown to the dogs. Queens crap replacing beautiful old single family homes.
“My constituents deserve the best possible protections against overdevelopment in their neighborhoods, and I want to make sure no block is left behind,” Koo said.
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Your "constituents", who are also of your same species and also your largest campaign donors, ARE THE PROBLEM!!!
this area was downloaded only 6 years ago. The city rezones neighborhoods every 25years so keep waiting.
I just started paying attention and am shocked, shocked, to find overdevelopment in Flushing.
I'll believe it when I see it!
Who needs back yards, off street parking, green front yards with trees ? Not the new people coming into North Flushing !
I see the downward spiral of North Flushing with open eyes and will vote the bums out who let this happen.
"City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) has requested that the Department of City Planning take a look at overdevelopment in his district."
To late dumb ass. You're neighborhood was fucked 20 years ago.
Hopefully the re-zoning does the right thing! Nothing is ever too late there is still a lot of beauty left in North Flushing, Auburndale and Murray Hill! Don't give up the fight, neighborhoods can be helped and turned around! We need to target old house lovers and get them to stay in their old homes and also get new people in who appreciate a residential neighborhoods and older homes and architecture! Market and target, use social media, let's do it!
Myra Baird Herce lives in the hill. she has been supporting overdevelopment for years as a CB7member. so she shits in her own yard.
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