May 9, 2012
Willets Point, The Iron Triangle, Queens, By Kevin C. DownsIn Corona, Queens, outside of the new Citifield , is an area known as the Iron Triangle(Willets Point). It is a 61-acre area full of junkyards and auto-repair shops.Men and women are making a living here to save money and send their children to school; some are even sending money back home to help their families have a better life. This story is about them and their fight to keep their small businesses from the city’s economic development plans and eminent domain.

Willets Point, The Iron Triangle, Queens, By Kevin C. Downs

In Corona, Queens, outside of the new Citifield , is an area known as the Iron Triangle(Willets Point). It is a 61-acre area full of junkyards and auto-repair shops.
Men and women are making a living here to save money and send their children to school; some are even sending money back home to help their families have a better life. This story is about them and their fight to keep their small businesses from the city’s economic development plans and eminent domain.

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