Jul. 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien
Standing in the shadow of the Ravenswood Generating Station smokestacks, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined city officials, local advocates and representatives from Rise Light & Power Thursday to launch the Reimagine Ravenswood Neighborhood Plan, which aims to provide opportunities for the local Queensbridge community during the transformation of the fossil fuel plant into a clean energy hub.
Richards joined officials and advocates outside the 27-acre generating station at 38-54 Vernon Blvd. on July 17 to launch the “historic” neighborhood plan, which promises to create “green energy jobs” and public amenities for the local community throughout the transformation of Ravenswood.
Richards noted that just 2% of residents living in the nearby Ravenswood and Queensbridge Houses work in the local community and said the transformation of the generation station creates “real economic opportunity” for local residents in addition to public amenities and access to the East River waterfront.