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Article: MAYOR BLOOMBERG, PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT PAVING WAY FOR MAJOR MIXED-USE, MIDDLE-INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT QUEENS WEST

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October 19, 2006
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The office of the New York City Mayor issued the following press release:

Port Authority Authorizes Waterfront Land Sale to City for Creation of up to 5,000 Housing Units, Targeted Primarily to Middle Income Families, plus Retail Amenities and Open Space

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners today announced an agreement to transfer ownership of approximately 24 acres of land in the southern portion of Queens West from the Port Authority to the City of New York for a major, mixed-use, middle-income housing development in Long Island City. Up to 5,000 units of housing primarily designed to be affordable to families earning from ...

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