Wednesday, June 3, 2009 7:32 PM EDT
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Via YourNabe.com
The city will formally kick off plans to seize control of the remaining privately owned land at Willets Point this month, an announcement that left shocked property owners scrambling for legal help and prompted questions as well as criticism from borough elected officials.
The city Economic Development Corp. [...]

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Monday, May 4, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
Last week, as Community Board 7 gave its blessing to move five of his fellow Willets Point landowners to College Point, Joe Ardizzone sat silently and watched.
For the work-worn resident of Willets Point — the only person who still lives in the industrial business community — the [...]

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009 5:47 PM EDT
After taking the temperature of the current construction climate, the city said this week it will delay soliciting a developer for its massive Willets Point project and adopt a piecemeal approach to construction as they move forward.
Since the City Council voted to approve the Willets Point redevelopment plan [...]

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 3:38 PM EST
In the warped reality of Willets Point — where the sight of roosters prancing through mangled auto parts is not out of the ordinary — little shocks the business owners and workers of the area.
But late last week, several bore witness to something they said they have not [...]

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:17 PM EST
A deepening rift has emerged between tenant businesses at Willets Point as they struggle to negotiate with the city for more funding for relocation expenses.
The Willets Point Defense Committee, which represents about 200 tenant businesses in the Iron Triangle, met last Thursday with Deputy Mayor Robert Lieber, Borough [...]

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Friday, November 21, 2008 10:24 AM EST
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration spent hours in recent weeks convincing members of the City Council that the redevelopment of Willets Point would an essential part of the city’s economic future. With the Council approval now in the rearview mirror, the city now faces a far more daunting task: [...]

The City Council’s nearly unanimous vote last Thursday to approve the redevelopment of Willets Point has paved the way for a massive mixed−use neighborhood featuring more than 1,900 units of affordable housing.
The Council voted shortly before 4 p.m. 42−2 in favor of the project with the only dissenters being Councilmen Tony Avella (D−Bayside) and Charles [...]