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The "City of Yes" would destroy Bellcourt. See our Alert page for ACTIONS to take now.
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The "City of Yes" would destroy Bellcourt. See our Alert page for ACTIONS to take now.
Scroll down for meeting information
The ongoing effort at both city and state levels to urbanize our neighborhood is back. The new "City of Yes" proposals would eliminate single-family zoning, which would be the death of Bellcourt. This new proposal would allow, among other things, smaller lot sizes, larger and taller homes, and apartment buildings on what are now single-family lots. It would allow developers to build with few restrictions, without regard to green space, parking, density, or our quality of life. The "yes" in the City of Yes is yes to overdevelopment, and the Bellcourt Civic Association is adamantly opposed. See our ALERTS page for our position statement, contact information, and suggested wording for your emails to elected officials.
Hear more about the City of Yes and its potential effects on
November 29, 2023, at 7:00 pm
We have been invited by the Bay Terrace Community Alliance and Northwest Bayside Civic Association to attend an in-person presentation by Paul Graziano in the Bay Terrace shopping center. This is important! Learn more about the City of Yes proposals, and what you can do to make your voice heard. Meeting at the upper level of the shopping center, near the movie theater (in the former Weight Watchers office).
At the November 9 annual general membership meeting, our incoming slate of officers was elected for the 2024-2025 term. Your new officers are:
President: Margaret Foley
Vice President: Paul DiBenedetto
Secretary: Richard Nadan
Treasurer: Roseann Henry
The previous officers will hand off their duties to incoming officers at a transitional meeting in December; the new officers will assume their roles effective January 1, 2024. Congratulations to our new officers!
The Bellcourt Civic Association is a tax-exempt incorporated nonprofit organization that can accept your membership dues! Please make your donation today to help us with outreach, communication, education, and advocacy. It's all to preserve Bellcourt!
We are grateful to the local businesses who support us. Look for the Bellcourt Civic Association sign in shop windows, and thank the owners!
After more than a year of waiting for our application to be processed, we are now officially the Bellcourt Civic Association, Incorporated, a New York State corporation and an IRS-approved non-profit. We'll be able to start collecting dues shortly.
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The historic Bellcourt section of Bayside was established in 1904 as a planned community developed by the Rickert-Finley real estate company.
Bellcourt includes about 400 homes in the area between Bell Boulevard and 204th Street. and between 35th and 39th Avenues. It wasn't always like this:
The Bellcourt Civic Association was founded to protect our historic area from overdevelopment and to preserve the charm and quality of our homes. Our mission is historical preservation and community spirit
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