Tag: ravenswood

Permits filed for new 8-story mixed-use building near Ravenswood in Astoria

Mar. 28, 2025 By emarshall March 28, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of an 8-story mixed-use building with 165 residences on the vacant lot at 35-10 12th St. in Astoria. The proposed building would be 80 feet tall and yield 130,546 square feet, with 109,887 square feet designated…

AM Zohran Mamdani announces tree-planting partnership with ‘Rise Light and Power’ and ‘Big Reuse’ to improve air quality in Queens

Dec. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dec. 9, 2024 By Colum Motherway Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and Rise Light & Power have announced a new streetscape beautification and tree-planting partnership with Big Reuse in Western Queens. Big Reuse is a nonprofit organization that fights climate change through community-based environmental and zero-waste initiatives. Executive Director Justin… Read more »

Families gather in Queensbridge Park for inaugural Earth Day Picnic

Apr. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Apr. 24, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Dozens of families gathered in Queensbridge Park on Monday to mark the first-annual Earth Day Picnic, celebrating plans to transform New York City’s largest fossil fuel powerplant into a renewable energy hub.  The event, hosted by Queens-based energy asset management company… Read more »

Ravenswood Generating Station is going green, Borough President launches community study

Mar. 19, 2024 By admin Mar. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson The owners of the Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City are transitioning the fossil fuel powered plant to a green energy hub and the Queens Borough President announced Monday the launch of a community-centered planning study to determine what benefits the new hub can bring to residents of the area. Ravenswood Generating Station, which is New York’s largest power plant and is known for its smokestacks, is located on the East River and sits across from NYCHA Queensbridge and Ravenswood Houses. The plant, which is powered by oil… Read more »