Lindsay press conference

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Mayor Lindsay press conference with Queens Borough President Sidney Leviss; Board of Education President Murry Bergtraum; Board of Education Vice Chair Isaiah Robinson; and Corona homeowner representative (and former Assemblyman) Mike Capanegro.

The Mayor announces the immediate construction of a new high school in Corona, Queens, but also a revision of the original plan. The new plan allows for smaller playing fields and for a return of 31 homes to the original owners, as well as an offer to physically move 28 other homes down one block. The plan was reportedly designed by Mario Cuomo, who represented the homeowners known as the "Corona Fighting 69"; the Mayor thanks Jimmy Breslin for his efforts in trying to get the two parties to reach a compromise.

Mayor Lindsay calls the compromise "a new way to combine compassion with progress."


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


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Municipal archives id: T7704

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