The Iron Triangle
November 15th, 2008 | Categories: NYC | 
New York City always manages to serve up new surprises, but the Willets Point neighborhood of Queens, also known as the “Iron Triangle”, is truly unique. This small piece of land, squished between Shea Stadium and the Van Wyck Expressway, is home to dozens of chop shops and assorted car parts dealers. Each shop seems to be manned by workers from a different Latin American country with a couple Hasidic business thrown in. The businesses of Willets Point have been in a long running battle with the city to improve road conditions and services. Unfortunately, it looks like a loosing one. The site is scheduled to be demolished and replaced by an upscale shopping and hotel complex to complement the new Citi Field next door.
[...] of the demolition of Shea Stadium and the construction of the new Citi Field from across the way at Willets Point, better known as the Iron Triangle, and was excited to finally see the new field. While I [...]
[...] of the demolition of Shea Stadium and the construction of the new Citi Field from across the way at Willets Point and was excited to finally see the new field. While I don’t know if two new baseball [...]