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Willets Point

August 08, 2008


Siddhartha Mitter

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The neighborhood A man and his business Kickin' back Off the grid Citi encroaches Parts to spare The Express The sole resident and his tenant Looking for a fair deal Getting there
Credit: (Siddhartha Mitter/WNYC)
A visit to the Willets Point Industrial Area in Queens, where about 260 small businesses face pressure to sell or be shut down by eminent domain as a major redevelopment project looms.

The neighborhood

A view of the Willets Point Industrial Area in Queens. About 260 businesses, many of them auto repair shops, crowd onto 61 acres of land and face the need to sell or be shut down by eminent domain under the city's redevelopment plan for the area.


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