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A 77-year-old Astoria auto body shop just won its zoning fight, with the community board’s blessing

Astoria’s 77-year-old auto body shop at 34-29 31st Street secured community board support to retain its zoning variance, preserving industrial heritage amid residential pressure in Queens.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

June 18, 2026 · 2 min read

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A 77-year-old Astoria auto body shop just won its zoning fight, with the community board’s blessing

Astoria’s 77-year-old auto body shop at 34-29 31st Street secured community board support to retain its zoning variance, preserving industrial heritage amid residential pressure in Queens.

Bushwick Daily News Desk Astoria · June 18, 2026Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read

A piece of old industrial Astoria got a reprieve. Community Board 1 voted to support reinstating a zoning variance for an auto body shop at 34-29 31st Street that has operated for 77 years. The vote clears a path for the business to keep running.

This is a small local zoning fight over what the neighborhood is allowed to be. The body shop dates to the Astoria that made and fixed things, the industrial, working-class…

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A 77-year-old Astoria auto body shop just won its zoning fight, with the community board’s blessing

A 77-year-old Astoria auto body shop just won its zoning fight, with the community board’s blessing

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