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City Board Okays Basement Space for New Target in Queens
One of two new proposed Target stores in Queens got the go-ahead Tuesday from the city Board of Standards and Appeals, which ruled the cellar space the store will use shouldn’t count towards size restrictions. Community organizers had challenged the project as violating zoning rules. But at its third hearing on the appeal, filed in […]
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Target Takes Aim at Queens and the Borough Fires Back
Target has Queens in its sights, with new stores planned for Astoria and Elmhurst — but activists in both neighborhoods are waging separate battles to boot the big-box retailer. The Targets are set to open by 2022 on bustling blocks steps away from subway stations and near grocery stores, pharmacies, newsstands and restaurants. Opponents fear […]