On June 11, 2010, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development issued the Notice of Completion for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Flushing Commons Project.
On January 20, 2010, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development issued the Notice of Completion for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Flushing Commons Project marking the beginning of the public comment period. A public hearing on the DEIS was held on May 12, 2010 at Spector Hall, in conjunction with the public hearing on the project's Uniform Land Use Procedure (ULURP) applications. The comment period remained open until May 24, 2010.
The Office of The Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, as lead agency, issued a Positive Declaration for the Flushing Commons project and directed that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) be prepared. The public Scoping Meeting was held on June 21, 2006 at 3:30 pm at the Flushing Branch of the Queens Public Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, to receive comments on the Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS. On December 4, 2009, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development issued the Final Scope of Work for the DEIS, which incorporated, as appropriate, comments received on the Draft Scope of Work and changes made to the project since the issuance of the Draft Scope.
The environmental review documents can be downloaded from CEQR Access.