Tag: council-member-julie-won

City Council passes Julie Won resolution calling on Albany to pass legislation aiding tenants displaced by fire

The six-story residential building at 43-09 47th Ave. has been in disrepair since December 2023. Photo courtesy of Lauren Koenig.

  July 15, 2025. By Shane O’Brien. The New York City Council has passed a resolution introduced by Council Member Julie Won calling on the state legislature to pass legislation that would require negligent landlords to cover the costs of a temporary apartment for tenants displaced by fire. The legislation, sponsored by State Sen. Mike… Read more »

City releases RFP for next phase of Hunters Point South Parcel E in Long Island City

Parcel E

Jun. 13, 2025 By sobrien June 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop Parcel E at Hunters Point South on the Long Island City waterfront, including plans for hundreds of mixed-income units, community space and at least one…

CM Julie Won calls on city to restore Queensbridge open space as part of OneLIC plan

May. 20, 2025 By sobrien May 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has joined Queensbridge Houses residents to call on the city to convert roughly 370,000 of city-owned space into publicly-accessible community space as part of the OneLIC neighborhood plan. Won has called on the city to include sites owned by…

Council Member Won, District Council 9 partner to repaint graffiti-covered 39th Street Bridge in LIC

March 20, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Spanning Sunnyside Yards and connecting Skillman Avenue to Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, the 39th Street Bridge has long been an eyesore covered in graffiti. Now, thanks to a partnership between Council Member Julie Won and District Council 9’s (DC 9) Bridge Painter Apprenticeship Program, the bridge has… Read more »

‘Is this really for the people?’ LIC leaders debate OneLIC plan ahead of ULURP process

The Long Island City waterfront could be transformed as part of the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan.

Feb. 26, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The American Planning Association Metro New York (APA) and the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) hosted a conversation at Culture Lab LIC on the future of Long Island City as the OneLIC neighborhood plan prepares to enter the ULURP process. “The…

Community garden in Long Island City battles eviction by MTA

Dec. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dec. 6, 2024 By Niamh McAuliffe Smiling Hogshead Ranch, a community garden unlike most in New York City, is facing eviction after more than a decade of welcoming locals without a waitlist or fence. Located at 25-30 Skillman Ave. in Long Island City, the garden offers an open space… Read more »