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Targeted for several failed redevelopment plans dating back to the days of Robert Moses, Willets Point, a gritty area in New York City known as the “Iron Triangle,” is the home of hundreds of immigrant-run, auto repair shops that thrive despite a lack of municipal infrastructure support.
11 de nov. de 2017 · With Sergio Aguirre, Gerald Antonacci, Eve Baron, Charles Barron. In a bustling industrial community of Queens, New York, immigrant small business owners band together to fight a development plan that would bulldoze their slice of the American Dream.
20 de nov. de 2022 · For decades, Queens’ Willets Point has been the site of an interconnected network of hundreds of small auto repair shops, known for no-frills but inexpensive...
Willets Point, also known locally as the Iron Triangle, is an industrial neighborhood within Corona, in the New York City borough of Queens. Located east of Citi Field near the Flushing River, it has been known for its automobile shops and junkyards. It had a population of 10 people in 2011.
Targeted for several failed redevelopment plans dating back to the days of Robert Moses, Willets Point, a gritty area in New York City known as the “Iron Triangle,” is the home of hundreds of immigrant-run, auto repair shops that thrive despite a lack of municipal infrastructure support.
Hace 5 días · Calling Willets Point’s 75-acre triangle of land “New York’s next great neighborhood” and “a historic redevelopment effort,” the administration plan promises “retail and...
18 de dic. de 2019 · This is the obscure automotive shantytown known as Willets Point, the largest collection of auto and salvage shops in New York City, one that is surrounded by far more prominent neighbors: Citi...
