Hiram is proposing a new 21st Century Willets Point.

Housing

Build 5,500 new affordable housing units.
Issue a new Request for Proposals
Base affordable housing units off the AMI of the neighborhood zip code.

Education

Build a New Elementary School
Build a New Middle School
Build a New High School

For too long, our communities in Corona have struggled with overcrowded schools.

Workers

All Contractors must employ local, union workers.
At least 50% of contracts should go to Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE).

Community

Build a New Senior Center
Build a New Community Center
Build a New Daycare Center
Build a New Pre-K and Kindergarten Center

Environment

Exclude all parkland from development.
Plan must include Environmental Clean-Up and Remediation of all land.

First, Hiram passed a plan as Councilmember with 5,500 affordable housing units.

Even Bill de Blasio strongly supported the measure and voted for it.

Creating a new precedent on the expectations of affordable housing

they tried to build a mall and a casino.

Then they tried to build a soccer stadium. Or maybe a hockey stadium — they couldn’t decide.

Then they tried building a LaGuardia Airtrain and parking lot.

WE stopped them!

Even Bill de Blasio supported the measure and voted for it.