[babybackribs2314]

It's a shame city-planning doesn't engage in forward thinking. Development is great, but the entire Brooklyn/Queens waterfront should be one of the densest areas in the city given the ability to build up, and the lack of anything being there at the moment.

The city should build a subway or elevated line from the Manhattan Bridge all the way to Astoria, and then double or triple the allowed FAR along the waterfront. The train line would be a bargain to build given how sparsely populated the neighborhoods still are, and the waterfront would be much more accessible.

Obviously this project is in Astoria, but the L & G trains are the worst in the city. A viable and reliable train would do wonders for the East River.

The model for Williamsburg, Astoria, and LIC should be Kowloon, not Jersey City.