Willets point
Willets Point, the warren of auto-repair shops that for generations sat on a muddy peninsula between the Mets' ballpark and Flushing Creek, has been targeted for an overhaul ever since 'the Mets' ballpark' still meant Shea Stadium.
Updated: Jan 8, 2019 3:30 PM

Oh all of a sudden it's a crime in America blast music out of your bitchin' van's 50 huge speakers?
Updated: Jun 20, 2016 5:48 PM
A judge has thrown out a suit that would stop a massive giveaway of parkland to build a new mall.
Updated: Aug 21, 2014 12:14 PM
And why was the Bloomberg administration so eager to push through a deal that will put yet another mall in Flushing and evict small businesses?
Updated: Mar 15, 2014 5:27 PM
Borough President Helen Marshall signed off on the 1.4-million-square-foot mall, meaning it has only a few steps to go before ground can break.
Updated: Jul 9, 2013 3:35 PM
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While we were all watching Cheap Trampolines Invade East New York, Wal-Mart was yawning and putting its arm around us so it could cop a feel in Willets Point.
Updated: Aug 2, 2012 12:59 PM
Yesterday—the Origin of Species reports in a blog post titled "Take These
Updated: Aug 27, 2010 5:54 PM