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What’s the Big Idea for Governors Island? A Climate Research Hub and New Development

Nov. 12, 2020, 8:52 p.m.Nov. 13, 2020, 12:07 p.m.

Leaders on the island have floated grand plans for the harbor retreat, including a center for climate change education. Finding a partner to build and operate the resiliency hub, however, remains a hurdle.

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Locals’ Lawsuit Slams Flushing Waterfront Development Project

June 8, 2020, 1:13 p.m.June 8, 2020, 7:33 p.m.

The city’s real estate review process has been stalled for months, but now Queens activists are looking to block a proposal that could bring hotels, offices and luxury apartments to the banks of the Flushing River.