14 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 3, 2020 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
New deadline for LIC development’s aff ordable housing lotto
BY JACOB KAYE
jkaye@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Th e deadline to apply to the aff ordable
housing lottery at TF Cornerstone’s new
development in Long Island City has been
extended by two weeks.
Originally set to close on Nov. 23, the
new deadline to apply to live in one of
5241 Center Blvd.’s 185 aff ordable units,
has been extended to Dec. 9.
Th e development at Hunter’s Point South
aims to bring around 1,190 new residential
units across two buildings in the neighborhood.
Of those units, 719 will be marked
aff ordable to low-, moderate- and middleincome
residents and 100 apartments will
be given to low-income seniors, according
to TF Cornerstone. Half of the aff ordable
units will also be set aside for people who
already live in the neighborhood.
Leasing for the aff ordable and market
rate units in the second tower, located
at 5203 Center Blvd., will begin in summer
2021.
Th e two buildings, designed by international
architects ODA, will be anchored
by a 22,000-square-foot park.
Both buildings will house amenities
including outdoor space, barbecue grills,
club room, children’s playroom, fi tness
center, yoga room, laundry facilities and a
co-working space.
Additionally, the development will feature
several public facing spacing, including
a community center, retail space, a
parking garage, a 572-seat K-8 school and
playground.
Th ose interested in applying to the housing
lottery can do so at HousingConnect’s
Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone
website.
Queens post offi ces extend Sunday hours for holiday package rush
BY JACOB KAYE
jkaye@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
It’s a busy time of year for the United
States Postal Service.
In order to meet the demand of the
holiday season, the agency announced
the extension of Sunday package
pickup hours at 15 post offices in
Queens.
From Nov. 22 until Dec. 20, customers
can pick up packages between 10
a.m. and 2 p.m., on Sundays at the following
locations:
• Corona Post Office, 11368
• Elmhurst Post Office, 11373
• Flushing Main Post Office, 11355
• Forest Hills Post Office, 11375
• Fresh Meadows Post Office, 11365
• Jackson Heights Post Office, 11372
• Jamaica Main Post Office, 11431
• Linden Hill Post Office, 11354
• Queens Village Post Office, 11428
• Rego Park Post Office, 11374
• Ridgewood Post Office, 11385
• Rochdale Village Post Office, 11434
• South Ozone Park, 11420
• Woodside Post Office, 11377
• Long Island City Main Post Office,
11101 (open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.) Photo courtesy of the USPS
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