The City’s massive Willets Point redevelopment plan was approved with no changes at a City Planning Commission meeting Wednesday, amidst continued calls by City Council members, ACORN, Queens for Affordable Housing, Pratt Center for Community Development, and Queens residents for the Economic Development Corp. to withdraw it and make major changes.

Published by GlobeSt on September 24, 2008.

The cars, yanked from the streets of Flushing, Astoria, Long Island City and Ozone Park, were mostly from the '90s, but included a 1978 Cadillac.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

He was nowhere to be found. The news hacks on the scene had their story. Flushing Meadows Municipal Stadium, the new ballpark being built in Queens, the future home of the expansion Mets, would be named after him.

Published by New York Daily News on September 20, 2008.

The New York City Economic Development Corp. has signed a property acquisition agreement with a business with which it had been negotiating at Willets Point, Queens. The deal is the fifth agreement reached and NYCEDC expects to reach additional agreements soon, as the City proceeds through the Uniformed Land Use Review Procedure.

Published by GlobeSt on September 19, 2008.

A number of the larger private development projects in the city--the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, Columbia University's planned West Harlem expansion and the proposed redevelopment of Willets Point in Queens, to name a few--plan to use eminent domain to take property and create large, contiguous space for new development.

Published by The New York Observer on September 17, 2008.

On Willets Point, you wanted to get a developer selected before you leave office in ’09. Why do that in such a sour economy?

Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.

Nearly all of the results from last week’s primary races were decided by wide enough margins, enough to avoid the painstaking recount drama that often besets New York City elections. There was one tight race, however, in a relatively obscure race for a position of Democratic district leader in Flushing, Queens.

Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

Working in the area over the years, she rejected the analyses – sometimes fueled by selective nostalgia – that blamed the newest arrivals for the worst of problems. She had grown up in Flushing, where her neighbors declared their concern for the downtrodden – up to a point.

Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

The state launched the probe in May after The Post reported that MediSys - the parent company of Jamaica, Flushing and Brookdale hospitals - was padding the pockets of top execs without disclosing the pay as required.

Published by New York Post on September 14, 2008.

Consul General Peng Keyu was recorded claiming he secretly "encouraged" protests against the group during four days of clashes this spring, including a bloody assault in Flushing by anti-Falun Gong demonstrators on May 20 that led to 16 arrests, Falun Gong members said.

Published by New York Post on September 14, 2008.

A new initiative designed to reduce the shockingly high suicide rate among elderly Asian women starts this week in Flushing.

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

The 22nd Assembly District, anchored in Flushing, Queens, is known for its unusually rapid turnover of Assembly members.

Published by New York Times on September 12, 2008.

David Rosen, chief executive of Jamaica, Brookdale and Flushing hospitals, is widely believed to be the unnamed hospital executive in the criminal complaint that charges Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio solicited payments in return for helping win more money from the state.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 12, 2008.

The burly Ambiorix Burgos - who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 244 pounds - slammed girlfriend Maria Lopez against a wall at the Holiday Inn in Flushing, punched her in the back, slapped her face, and bit her during the Monday attack, according to court papers.

Published by New York Post on September 10, 2008.

With their patched zinc roofs and graffiti-covered walls, the auto repair shops are the most visible and unsightly presence in the bedraggled industrial triangle known as Willets Point.

Published by New York Times on September 9, 2008.

Large business owners and auto shop workers have risen up to oppose a plan to overhaul Willets Point with residential and commercial developments, Fernanda Santos reports. (View map)

Published by New York Times on September 9, 2008.

Flushing, Queens is now the second of five pilot neighborhoods to make safety improvements for older pedestrians.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 9, 2008.

She rushed to the emergency room at Flushing Hospital, where doctors told her she was two weeks pregnant.

Published by New York Daily News on September 7, 2008.

A Flushing man fatally stabbed his roommate in a rage of terror, and then called 911 and calmly waited for police to arrive.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 5, 2008.

A man was stabbed to death in Flushing, Queens early Friday, and police said the attacker and victim were roommates.

Published by WNBC on September 5, 2008.

Not much later Friday, Williams tried again to say "Sorry," except this time both players were standing up at the net after the American wrapped up a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Now Williams can take aim at a third championship at Flushing Meadows and ninth Grand Slam title overall.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 5, 2008.

Mehmet M. Kadayifci, 19, of Elmhurst, made the threats while working early Wednesday morning at the U.S. Tennis Association's fire command center in Flushing Meadows where he was supposed to be monitoring surveillance cameras for signs of fire, said

Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

Yesterday, the city named the entryway outside the tennis campus in Flushing, "The David Dinkins Circle." The entryway is that unremarkable circular promenade that's beyond the 7 train stop in Flushing, a bit beyond the boardwalk, that leads you either to the Open, or the Flushing Meadows Park.

Published by The New York Observer on September 3, 2008.

Some hopeful fans outside the Willets Point station.

Published by The New York Observer on August 31, 2008.

The group also supports State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, a Queens Democrat, who is facing a primary challenge from Robert Schwartz, a retired business owner. Ms. Stavisky was first elected to the Senate in 1999 in a district that includes Flushing, Fresh Meadows and Rego Park.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

There are subway lines that end, logically, where the city runs out of land; lines that end, anticlimactically, where builders ran out of money; even a few that fetch up in bustling downtowns of one sort or another. From the marshy lowlands of Tottenville to the lush hills of Riverdale to the ceaseless clangor of Flushing, the end of the line manages to take in the entire breadth of the city beyond Midtown Manhattan.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on August 29, 2008.

Paul Newman, 32, is allegedly part of a team of robbers who would choke and place guns at the heads of cab drivers in Astoria and Flushing, demanding money and, in three instances, stealing the cabs.

Published by New York Sun on August 29, 2008.

With the 2008 U.S. Open kicking into high gear in Flushing Meadows, Queens, tennis is on the tip of every local sports enthusiast's tongue right now.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Already, there have been results since Mr. Smith’s intervention. Jerry Antonacci, one of the loudest critics of the city’s plans to transform Willets Point, signed the fifth land deal last week—to sell the 23,000-square-feet property housing his Crown Container waste transfer company. And business owners say progress has been made on other potential agreements.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 28, 2008.

Nassau police have declined to reveal how much money he has stolen in order to discourage copycats. The bandit is also a suspect in two robberies in July of Chase branches in St. Albans and Flushing, both in Queens.

Published by WNBC on August 28, 2008.

The bandit is also a suspect in two robberies in July of Chase branches in St. Albans and Flushing, both in Queens.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 28, 2008.

One of the most vocal critics of the proposed Willets Point redevelopment says he has inked a deal to sell his land to the city.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 22, 2008.

It happened at the intersection of 126th street and Northern Boulevard in the Willets Point section just before 11 a.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 21, 2008.

The Flushing, Queens, man was extradited from London last year after being accused of providing Al Qaeda terrorists with cash and military supplies to wage jihad against U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Published by New York Daily News on August 19, 2008.

Last Wednesday the city held public hearings on three huge land-use plans, but only two of those were widely reported upon: the rezoning of the Lower East Side and the redevelopment of Willets Point. The third hearing concerned Hunters Point South (formerly known as "Queens West") and the development there of 5,000 units of housing, 60 percent of which, according to WNYC, would be set aside for residents who earn between $55,000 and $158,000 a year.

Published by The New York Observer on August 18, 2008.

Flushing construction worker Raymond Chen, sitting in the Chinese cafe, said he plans to root for the Baltimore native while revisiting his family heritage.

Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.

Mayor Bloomberg says his $3 billion plan for Willets Point in Queens will become a reality despite opposition from a majority of the City Council.

Published by New York Sun on August 14, 2008.

Adjacent to the Mets' new home at Citi Field, Willets Point houses the New York area's largest concentration of auto repair and service businesses, the nation's biggest HYPERLINK "distributor of Indian foods and several waste transfer facilities. All that could change dramatically, though, if the Bloomberg administration has its way and transforms the area into the city's first "green" neighborhood.

Published by Gotham Gazette on August 14, 2008.

Supporters and foes of the Bloomberg administration’s plan to turn gritty Willets Point in Queens into a $3 billion development of stores, offices and apartments faced off in a confrontation that grew emotional and raucous at times.

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

Supporters and foes of the Bloomberg administration’s plan to turn gritty Willets Point in Queens into a $3 billion development of stores, offices and apartments faced off Wednesday in a confrontation that grew emotional and raucous at times.

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

The legal lingo didn’t exactly match Wednesday’s boisterous chants, but a day after their protest outside a City Planning Commission meeting made headlines, opponents of the city’s proposal to redevelop Willets Point made another statement.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 14, 2008.

Representatives from the city are expected to argue that the 75-acre Willets Point site, which has no sidewalks or sewers, has fallen into such environmental disrepair that there is little alternative to a full-scale redevelopment project.

Published by New York Sun on August 13, 2008.

Queens Crap scored a copy of the letter Council members opposed to the Willets Point redevelopment plan sent to City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden yesterday afternoon. The missive says, in part:

Published by The New York Observer on August 13, 2008.

Mayor Bloomberg's plan to redevelop gritty Willets Point in Queens is "doomed" unless the city guarantees it will not use eminent domain to take people's land, a majority of the City Council said in a letter Tuesday.

Published by New York Daily News on August 13, 2008.

Councilman John Liu, who represents Flushing, the city's largest Asian community, is irate.

Published by New York Daily News on August 13, 2008.

Feinstein owns an iron works company in Willets Point. He fears the city would use eminent domain -- the power to take land by force.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 13, 2008.

Though Mr. Bloomberg is no laissez faire diehard by any means, the three projects—the revitalization of Coney Island; the redevelopment of the industry-heavy Willets Point area by Shea Stadium; and the creation of up to 5,000 units of mostly middle-income housing at Hunter’s Point South by Long Island City—seem to have far more city involvement and restrictions than those typical of the economic development agenda of the self-described fiscally conservative mayor.

Published by The New York Observer on August 12, 2008.

Mayor Bloomberg's plan to redevelop gritty Willets Point in Queens is "doomed" unless the city guarantees it will not use eminent domain to take people's land, a majority of the City  Council said in a letter Tuesday.

Published by New York Daily News on August 12, 2008.

A majority of the City Council signed a letter firmly opposing the Bloomberg administration's proposed redevelopment plan for Willets Point today, demanding more commitments to below-market rate housing and the creation of a broad relocation plan for the existing workers and employers.

Published by The New York Observer on August 12, 2008.

A day before a City Planning Commission hearing on the Bloomberg administration’s plan to remake Willets Point, a majority of City Council members plan to send a sharply-worded letter to the planning commissioner opposing the project.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 12, 2008.