Fairness Coalition of Queens

08/30/2013

The New York Times asks each candidate for Mayor about their position on putting a soccer stadium in FMCP.

The New York Times asked the leading candidates in contested mayoral primaries three questions about parks. The description of their positions is drawn from their responses and previous statements.

08/30/2013

The New York City Football Club, which discussed a Queens site, is considering building a 25,000-to-30,000-seat facility in the Bronx.

08/09/2013

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07/26/2013

Coalition Statement on USTA Deal

Statement of the Fairness Coalition of Queens “An improved Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (FMCP) is good for the community and the USTA. As a coalition of community and faith leaders, we are pleased that today the USTA has agreed to a long-term commitment…

07/03/2013

Melinda Katz "does not support the location of a possible soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and believes the United States Tennis Center has to do more for the community in order to gain a new piece of the park to add into its footprint." - Melinda Katz

Melinda Katz’s two decades in public service now seem like tailor-made preparations for the vacant borough president seat she is seeking, the former lawmaker recently told TimesLedger Newspapers.

06/05/2013

“Don’t touch our neighborhood, our squares, our trees, our water, our soil, our homes, our villages, our cities and our parks.”

The battle for Taksim Square, and its failed top-down planning, will be a turning point for how we shape public spaces and own them as citizens.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/01/world/europe/police-attack-protesters-in-istanbuls-taksim-square.html?pagewanted=all

05/21/2013

Coalition Statement on MLS Announcement

Statement by Javier Valdes, co-Executive Director of Make the Road NY on behalf of the Fairness Coalition of Queens “We welcome Major League Soccer to New York City. We are pleased with their new willingness to consider other sites in New York. The…

05/19/2013

Queens Tribune Editorial: Stop The Nonsense

“From the very beginning of the discussions to bring a soccer stadium to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the Mayor has alienated a large segment of Queens residents with his plans to alienate a large segment of Queens parkland.” Mayor Mike Bloomberg…

05/19/2013

TimesLedger: Flushing Meadows development will do more harm than good

Richard Hellenbrecht, president of the Queens Civic Congress, commented that, “Parkland is precious. It is historic and we need to keep it that way.” by Bob Harris CB 7 is unhappy with the proposal to take land from Flushing Meadows Corona Park to expand…

05/17/2013

Atlantic: The Heart of a New York Park Is for Sale in Stadium Deal

Javier Valdes, co-executive director of Make the Road New York, issued a statement on the College Point proposal through a group called the Fairness Coalition of Queens: “What the Mayor said is outrageous. His plan to force working class people of color…

05/17/2013

Daily News: Critics slam Major League Soccer plan to swap 13 acres in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park for Flushing Airport

“It is in in no way accessible to the communities that live around Flushing Meadows,” said Holly Leicht, executive director of New Yorkers for Parks by Clare Trapasso QUEENS park advocates are giving a yellow card to Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to take part of…

05/17/2013

Queens Ledger: Protestors slam MLS stadium in Flushing Meadows

“Sheikh Mansour’s self-serving financial scheme would never fly in Central Park, and it certainly shouldn’t be able to take flight at the expense of precious parkland in Queens,” said Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. “Queens residents deserve a say in the…