A tiny nonprofit has outsize influence on city zoning plan.

FLUSHING Willets Point Corona Local Development Corp.; REAL estate development; ZONING; SHULMAN, Claire; QUEENS

FLUSHING (New York, N.Y.); NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State)

The article discusses New York City officials' agreement with nonprofit organization Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corp. to develop industrial property along the western border of the Flushing neighborhood in Queens. Topics covered include the possible alteration of the area's zoning to accommodate the construction of apartments and retail and office facilities and leadership of the nonprofit by former Queens Borough president Claire Shulman.