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District 26

Julie Won

Astoria (Central), Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, Sunnyside Yards (North), Long Island City-Hunters Point, Sunnyside, Woodside, Sunnyside Yards (South), Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Maspeth

OneLIC: Long Island City Neighborhood Plan

The Long Island City Neighborhood Plan (“OneLIC”), is a comprehensive community planning process that will engage the community through transparent, comprehensive planning frameworks that will develop the vision and goals of the community. The mission is to maximize engagement from a diverse set of residents, community groups, and small businesses to deliver community-driven land use changes for these neighborhoods. The Long Island City Neighborhood Study will culminate with a rezoning to be voted upon by the City Council.

The Long Island City Neighborhood Study will be led by the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP), with funding from the Adams administration. The study area extends from the East River and Gantry Plaza State Park at the southwest, north to include Queens Plaza and the Long Island City Industrial Business Zone, and east to Court Square and 23rd Street.

This planning process will aim to unite these disparate areas to create a vision for one holistic Long Island City neighborhood. The study will examine ways to create new housing, economic growth, transit connectivity, and open space, concluding with a neighborhood plan including zoning changes. The study will include proposed land use changes to guide new development in the neighborhood, as well as proposals for capital investments, programs, and services.

Resources and Upcoming Community Events

Share Your Priorities for Long Island City

Last month, we announced the official certification and our list of community-driven priorities of the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, known as “OneLIC.” Our priorities were born from 18 months of community feedback, which included more than 2,300 survey responses and over 5,700 written comments. The comments highlighted key themes and topics, through which we identified top community priorities that must be addressed in the final OneLIC Neighborhood Plan through zoning actions and a robust package of community commitments from the City. 

These priorities are the minimum requirements for the OneLIC neighborhood plan to succeed and receive my support when it comes before the City Council for a vote. 

  • Affordable Housing: Maximize development of permanently affordable housing units at a range of income levels with a focus on family-sized units, achieved through a combination of permanently affordable housing on public sites and inclusionary housing (MIH) on private sites. 
  • A Connected Waterfront: Development of a connected waterfront esplanade from Queensbridge Park to Gantry State Park across both public and private sites. To allow for this, Con Edison and the New York Power Authority must commit to agreements to provide at least 40 feet of waterfront space for development of public open space as part of the contiguous waterfront on their sites. 
  • New Public Spaces: Creation of new public inland open spaces on the City-owned sites under the Queensboro Bridge and its ramps currently used by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYC Parks Department (Parks) for operations and maintenance. Redevelopment of these sites into public open space would return public land back to the public, connecting Queensbridge Houses with the rest of Long Island City, and addressing the dire need for increased open space in the neighborhood. To allow for the redevelopment of these sites, DOT and Parks must commit to relocating their operations elsewhere. 
  • Investment in Sewage, Plumbing, and Resilience Infrastructure: City commitment to providing new funding for capital investments in sewage and plumbing infrastructure in LIC to address current flooding and sewer issues, and prepare LIC’s infrastructure to support new development in the neighborhood and increase resilience along the waterfront.
  • New Schools: To address the critical need for new school seats within the district, on-time siting and development of new schools; in addition to the on-time construction and opening of schools already sited in LIC, including the Court Square K-8 school and Hunters Point South Parcel C K-8 school. 
  • Queensbridge Houses Investments: Investments in maintenance and capital upgrades and prioritizing the rehabilitation of dilapidated, vacant apartment units to make them habitable.  
  • Community-Driven Development of Public Land: City commitment to prioritizing a range of uses on public land to meet community needs, including developing affordable housing and home ownership options, and following a community-driven process for transforming the City-owned 44-36 Vernon Blvd Department of Education (DOE) site. As part of this process, the City will release a Request for Information (RFI) this spring to gather input on potential uses for the DOE site (such as land trusts and community facilities), and ensure the final Request for Proposals (RFP) released for the site is shaped by community feedback.

Next Steps in the Comprehensive Planning Process

The OneLIC project has now entered the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). This seven-month public review process will provide even more opportunities for the  public to share in-person testimony and submit written comments to help shape the Final Neighborhood Plan. The ULURP process will include public hearings held by Queens Community Boards 1 and  2, the City Planning Commission, and the City Council, before the Final Neighborhood Plan is voted on by the City Council in Fall 2025. 

Save the Date

On Wednesday, May 21, from 6-9 p.m., Community Boards 1 and 2 will have a special public hearing on the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan (OneLIC). Come testify and share your priorities for affordable housing, waterfront spaces, new schools, resilience infrastructure, Queensbridge Houses, and more.

The hearing will be at LaGuardia Community College at 31-10 Thomson Ave. Please be aware that the hearing may run longer than scheduled.

Visit https://www.licplan.nyc/draft-neighborhood-plan to read the draft neighborhood plan. 

More Information

Visit licplan.nyc for more information on the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, upcoming events, and recordings of past meetings.

Past Community Events

Past Community Engagement

Take the OneLIC Community Priorities Survey

We’re excited to launch our OneLIC Community Priorities Survey to shape the future of Long Island City. Please take 5-minutes to complete this survey if you live, work, go to school, or have a meaningful connection to the Long Island City Neighborhood Study area. Your feedback is crucial to ensure that we can invest in the community’s priorities including affordable housing, new parks and schools, waterfront resiliency, investments in Queensbridge, and more.

Visit bit.ly/onelic or scan the QR code to take the survey.

Estamos entusiasmados de lanzar nuestra Encuesta de Prioridades de la Comunidad OneLIC para dar forma al futuro de Long Island City. Te pedimos que dediques 5 minutos a completar esta encuesta si vives, trabajas, estudias o tienes un vínculo significativo con el área de estudio del vecindario de Long Island City. Tu opinión es vital para asegurar que podamos invertir en las prioridades de la comunidad, como vivienda asequible, nuevos parques y escuelas, resiliencia frente al mar, inversiones en Queensbridge, y más.

Visita bit.ly/onelicespanol o escanea el código QR para participar en la encuesta.

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