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QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 17, 2019
Hotel
March 6 that Renaissance
Hotels has been selected as
the brand flag for the 208-
key hotel within Tangram,
their 1.2 million-squarefoot,
mixed-use development
located at 136-20 38th Ave.
Once complete, the
project will comprise 1.2
million square feet of
residential, commercial,
retail, wellness and entertainment
offerings, a
24,000 square-foot food
hall and beer garden, 324
luxury residences across
two towers, a 12-story commercial
tower with 48 office
condominium units,
and a state-of-the-art
4DX movie theater from
Regal Cinemas.
The nine-story Renaissance
New York Flushing
Hotel at Tangram is slated
to open in early 2020.
“Our goal from day one
was to build the best hotel
for the world-class destination
we are creating at
Tangram. Renaissance
Hotels is an impressive
global lifestyle brand and
could not have been a better
fit for us,” stated Winfred
Zhang, president and
CEO of SCG America. “We
are excited to work with
Renaissance Hotels to
bring their premium hospitality
platform to Flushing,
further distinguishing
the area as a New York
City destination.”
Positioned minutes
from LaGuardia Airport
and John F. Kennedy
International Airport,
Flushing is the first stop
for many international
travelers who are visiting
the United States. Inspired
by the traditional Chinese
dissection puzzle consisting
of flat pieces called
tans, Tangram embraces
its Flushing location to
introduce urban-style living
in the vein of top Asian
cities like Shanghai, Seoul
and Tokyo.
The Renaissance New
York Flushing Hotel at Tangram
will be the brand’s
first hotel in Queens and,
as one of the few 4-star hotels
in the borough, will
introduce a truly unique
experience through unexpected
design, engaging
brand navigators and
entertaining evening
bar rituals.
With architecture by
Margulies Hoelzli Architecture
and interiors
by Wilson Associates, a
distinctive feature of the
hotel will be its arrival
experience — beginning
at the porte-cochere on
37th Avenue, where guests
are whisked up to a top
floor lobby spanning the
entire floor, and enveloped
in panoramic views
of Flushing Bay and the
Manhattan skyline.
Guests will also discover
an array of spaces
to dine, relax and socialize
at a signature restaurant,
two bars, a club lounge
and an expansive 3,500-
square-foot outdoor terrace.
In addition to a 60-
foot indoor pool, a vitality
pool, and a fitness center
with wellness amenities
like saunas, steam showers
and a salt room. With
direct indoor passage to
the retail mall from the
hotel, visitors won’t have
to step outside to find the
best food, beverage and entertainment
in Flushing.
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Bingo
lot: slow and inconsistent
buses, delayed and
deteriorating subways,
infrequent and expensive
express buses and LIRR
trains. We also have too
many drivers, who make
our streets unsafe and
deadly for those who walk
and bike to access transit
and get around our neighborhoods,”
Transportation
Alternatives Queens
Committee Chair Laura
Shepard said. “Congestion
pricing intelligently
addresses these crises
simultaneously. Reliable
public transportation and
safe streets are essential
to a sustainable future
in Queens, where people
from all over the world,
of all ages, abilities and
economic means can access
opportunities and
prosperity.”
State Sen. Jessica Ramos
is on board with Riders
Alliance after riding
the 7 train for years.
“Our subways are in
desperate need of repair,”
she said. “We need to secure
a congestion pricing
plan in this year’s budget
that will put revenue in a
lockbox for repairs on our
subways. I am committed
to passing a congestion
pricing plan to ensure
our public transportation
system works for
working people.”
State Assemblyman
Andrew Hevesi agreed.
“All too often what
should be a quick and
easy commute ends up
taking hours,” Hevesi
said. “The time to improve
our public transit
system is long overdue,
these improvements must
include more reliable service
and increased accessibility.
Implementing
congestion pricing is the
best way to fund these
improvements.”
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@
schnepsmedia.com or by
phone at (718) 260–4538.
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Transit advocates to to the Broadway-74th Street station
in Jackson Heights to fight for congestion pricing.
Courtesy of Riders Alliance
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Proposed view looking north
from just south of 109th Avenue overpass
Proposed view looking north
from Jamaica Hospital
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
are holding a public information meeting on the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) Capacity and Access
Improvements to JFK Airport Project. The purpose of the meeting is to provide project information
and obtain public and agency comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Spanish language interpreters will be available. Parking will be validated.
To provide written comments and/or request special accommodations, please contact:
Van Wyck Expressway Project Team
NYS Department of Transportation
Engineering – 5th Floor
47-40 21st Street
Long Island City, New York, 11101
718- 482-4683 | vwe@dot.ny.gov
Comments must be received by April 1, 2019
Deadline for requesting special accommodations is March 21, 2019
Project information and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
are available on the project website: www.dot.ny.gov/VWE.
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