Who’s Actually in Charge?
NYC has more layers of government than almost any city in America — here’s how they actually affect Hunters Point South and LIC.
ABOUT
The Hunters Point Ledger exists because one resident wanted to actually understand what’s happening in this neighborhood — not just hear about it, but understand it.
LIC and Hunters Point South are changing fast. Permits get filed, buildings go up, retail turns over, parks get funded or don’t, community board votes happen with almost no one watching. Most of that change goes unexplained. The Ledger exists to explain it.
We cover development, infrastructure, civic process, public space, schools, and the slow patterns beneath neighborhood change. We’re not breaking news. We’re not outrage. We’re not generic Queens coverage. We’re the neighbor who read the ULURP application so you don’t have to.
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Units Got Smaller. Households Didn’t
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- The Knicks are up 2-0 in the NBA final. New York hasn’t been here in 25 years, and now they’re hosting the San Antonio SpursRead more about what’s happening this week
- Every fall, Queens Community Board 2’s committees sit down and spend time debating a list. By the time they’re done, that list becomes the district’s official request to City Hall for the next fiscal year’s spending, capped at 40 capital projects and 25 expense items.
- A drawbridge that once carried trolleys, cars, and pedestrians across Newtown Creek — torn down in 1954, with only concrete remnants left behind.
- A cleared lot on 43rd Avenue is now ready for the construction of a 550-student school, part of the city’s belated response to years of population growth in Hunters Point and LIC.
DOT Proposes Parking Overhaul for Hunters Point South
We have a parking problem that everyone experiences daily: cars parked in travel lanes, buses unable to make turns, trucks cutting wide through intersections. On Tuesday night, NYC DOT came to Community Board 2 with a plan to fix it.
Battery-swap program coming to Long Island City
Since 2022, e-bike battery fires across New York City have killed 30 people and caused more than 900 fires. NYC DOT is proposing a network of 25 publicly accessible battery-swapping cabinets across high-delivery neighborhoods.
