Sept. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien
A coalition of community organizations dedicated to bringing affordable housing to Long Island City will hold a community sleepout on Saturday to propose an alternative to the city’s One LIC neighborhood plan.
Western Queens Community Land Trust, LIC Coalition and the Hunters Point Community Coalition will hold the sleepout at 44th Drive and Vernon Boulevard on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. and continuing through sunrise on Sept. 15.
The sleepout is also a potluck event, with attendees encouraged to bring a dish to share or an instrument to jam with. Anyone planning on sleeping overnight is advised to bring a tent and bedding to sleep in.