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49-39 Van Dam demapping proposal description and chair's remarks
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Chair Kevin C. Riley presents the 49-39 Van Dam demapping proposal in Long Island City, Queens, and recommends disapproval. He emphasizes the importance of preserving green spaces in the city.
- Proposal seeks to demap and convey publicly owned land next to a highway entrance ramp
- Chair recommends disapproval, citing the need to preserve green spaces in areas with little natural drainage
- Emphasizes the importance of green spaces in addressing flash flooding from cloud bursts
Kevin C. Riley
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The fifth and last vote is to disapprove LU's two thirty one, known as 49 dash 39 Van Dam demapping proposal.
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The proposal seeks to demap and have the city convey to a private applicant an area of publicly owned land next to Borden Avenue on ramp to the Queen's Middle Midtown Expressway in Long Island City.
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This section of Long Island City has little green space.
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Although this green space is not ideally located and has been neglected by the city, it does not mean that we should give it up on it.
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The city needs to strive to preserve green spaces in areas that have little natural drainage and greenery.
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With increasing cloud burst, green spaces are becoming even more important to address flash flooding.
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It is not too late to show this space some attention, create effective natural drainage, and maintain so some much needed greenery in the area of Long Island City.