Working in Willets Point Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wants to sweep aside the junkyards, small factories and car-repair shops of Willets Point, Queens, to make room for office and residential development. Twenty landowners in the neighborhood are suing to stop his efforts. Below are five companies that operate in Willets Point, the oldest since 1933. [...]
NYT: Peel Sessions Under the B.Q.E. For two years cyclists have gathered under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for weekly “peel sessions,” pushing the limits of the evolving sport of fixed-gear freestyle. There is no coasting on a fixed-gear bicycle. Because the single gear is mounted directly onto the back wheel, the pedals keep turning as long [...]
Citi Field: A Brooklyn Accent in Queens With a facade reminiscent of Ebbets Field and a rotunda named for Jackie Robinson, Citi Field is opening with a nod to the past. But as with many of the ballparks built since the early 1990s, the nostalgia is surrounded by 21st-century amenities. | Related interactive graphic: Yankee Stadium [...]