http://www.planNYC.org/ PlanNYC | New York City Planning Information Portal en-us ja3n@earthlink.net http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=81#1494 The Economic Development Corporation is seeking proposals from developers for an 800,000-square-foot complex to take the place of a 1,100-vehicle parking garage behind Queens Borough Hall. The EDC announced plans to redevelop the site in 2002. The selected developer will work cooperatively with the School Construction Authority to build a separate, 190,000-square-foor public high school on the same site. 2006-10-10 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=81#1371 While granting inclusionary zoning rights along Queens Boulevard to create additional housing opportunities, the majority of the Maspeth-Woodside rezoning area will be downzoned to preserve the neighborhood’s quality of life. Detailed sections in this article. 2006-08-23 15:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=81#1361 The first-ever inclusionary zoning (IZ) provision was unanimously passed for the Maspeth – Woodside area of Queens. The rezoning package will affect a 130 block area that will allow developers to construct larger than normally allowed buildings as long as they also rehabilitate or develop affordable housing units. IZ programs are a part of Mayor Bloomberg’s 10-year housing initiative but were mainly thought of being used in new Manhattan’s dense neighborhoods. 2006-08-21 14:00:00