Astoria Another One Bites the Dust? Astoria Cove and 421-A by Meg Cotner The demise of the 421-A tax break does not bode well for the Astoria Cove development on the Astoria waterfront.
City Errs In Calculating the Affordable Housing Requirement for Astoria Cove by Meg Cotner Blame it on a map-reading error by planners Department of Housing Preservation and Development—looks like an adjustment to the number and kind of affordable units may be required by law at (…)
Astoria CB1 Votes No on Current Astoria Cove Plan by Meg Cotner We heard about the results of yesterday’s CB1 vote on Astoria Cove—a resounding NO, at least as it stands. The Real Deal has the details on the question of affordable (…)
Astoria Come to the Special Astoria Cove Zoning and Variance Meeting by Meg Cotner By now you have likely heard of Astoria Cove, one of the mega-developments on the Halletts Point peninsula. The development was certified by the City Council last month and is now (…)
Astoria So It Begins – 45 Affordable Units Dropped from Astoria Cove Development by Meg Cotner You may be aware that two—and later three—mega developments are planned for the Astoria waterfront on that little peninsula that sticks out south of Astoria Park. The two developments are (…)
Astoria Long Island City Monday Linkage – Astoria Cove, Thanksgiving, Vallone’s Tires Slashed, and More by Meg Cotner This edition of Monday Linkage features Astoria Cove, brownie and cake pop sale from Chocolate Swirl, photographer Jean-Marie Guyaux, Thanksgiving in Astoria/LIC, low-income housing for seniors, Vallone’s tires smashed, and The Cliffs in LIC.