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This Saturday, March 22nd at noon, State Senator Tony Avella will hold a press conference in regards to the community’s lawsuit to save areas of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. A group of plaintiffs, residents, small business owners, park users, civic groups and legal advocates will meet at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 114th Street in Corona, then march to a nearby location on Roosevelt Avenue overlooking the proposed site of the “Willets West” mega-mall. The group is protesting the loss of 47.5 acres for the mall, 13 acres for the proposed soccer stadium, and one acre for the expansion of the tennis center. You can read more details about the lawsuit and the coming press conference at the Save Flushing Meadows-Corona Park website. Senator Avella has long spoken out against development proposals that take away parkland, the Willets Point project in particular.

More Info on the Willets Point Lawsuit [Q’Stoner]


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