Con Edison Accused of Delaying Long Island City Park Connection

Con Edison accused of delaying Long Island City park connection

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX11) -- The New York City Council will hold a final vote Wednesday morning on the One LIC Neighborhood Plan. It includes rezoning parts of Long Island City to allow for residential development in areas that are currently mostly commercial and industrial, as well as connecting Gantry State Park to Queensbridge Park near the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. More Local News On Monday afternoon, City Councilwoman Julie Wo…

CM Won to hold rally calling on Con Edison to honor commitment to creating continuous LIC waterfront – QNS

Council Member Julie Won will hold a rally Tuesday evening calling on Con Edison to honor a 2024 commitment to help fund a continuous waterfront from Queensbridge Park to Gantry Plaza State Park as part of the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan. Won released a statement Monday afternoon accusing Con Edison of "walking away" from its previous commitment to help fund the continuous waterfront and "blocking" the creation of a publicly connected waterfront. C…