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East Elmhurst

East Elmhurst Commuters

Map posted May 25, 2010

The contrast between East Elmhurst and another western Queens neighborhood, Woodside, is striking. In East Elmhurst, more residents drive or ride in a car to work than take the subway. Two-thirds of Elmhurst households own cars, and a strikingly high share - 12 percent of all commuters - carpool to work, a sign of the heavy reliance in the neighborhood on private vehicles.

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Willets Point

Project posted April 16, 2009

Community Planning for Economic Development

As the City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) moves to redevelop Willets Point, an industrial area nestled between Corona and Flushing north of Flushing Meadows Park, the Pratt Center for Community Development facilitated a series of workshops to identify and prioritize the concerns of area residents, business owners and workers.

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