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Sep 25 2008

CUNY variance granted by the BSA; dorms and QCA to descend on LIC

OCA & CUNY development site, 5th Street, Hunters Point, LIC

Long Island City developers O’connor Capital Partners won a long fought variance for their development site on 5th Street between 47th Ave & 46th Road. This means »

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Aug 15 2008

OCA/CUNY BSA Hearing next week; Does QCA qualify as community use?

OCA/CUNY Development Site, 5th Street, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, 11101, NYC

OCA/CUNY Dev Site, July 2008

The next BSA hearing for the very controversial OCA/CUNY development site on 5th Street is set for next Tuesday, August 19th. According to Queens Chronicle, the latest issue on the table is whether or not the OCA’s granting of space to the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) counts as an official community benefit:

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