Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
$9 Million Planned Parenthood To Be Built In Long Island City
By
Lauren Evans
Published Oct 17, 2014
Modified Oct 17, 2014
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Lauren Evans
Published Oct 17, 2014
Modified Oct 17, 2014
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
A $9 million Planned Parenthood health center will soon be built in Long Island City, the only one of its kind in Queens.
According to the Times, the organization's four other locations—one in each borough—have seen a 26 percent increase in patient visits since 2008, meaning it's high time Queens, the largest borough in the city, get its own as well. Roughly 5,400 of Planned Parenthood's 50,000 patients live in Queens.
“We talked to many of the key officials, hospitals and health workers, who uniformly said, ‘Why aren’t you here already?’ ”Joan Malin, Planned Parenthood's chief executive, told the paper.
It's been 45 years since Planned Parenthood last operated an outpost in Queens, a Rockaway location that shuttered due to maintenance difficulties. Still, data reveals that Queens has the highest rate of uninsured women and girls in the city, coupled with estimates that more than half of pregnancies there are unintended.
The organization has raised $8.1 million of the $9 million in funding it needs. Ground will break on Thursday, and the center, to be located on 45th Road near the Court Square subway, is expected to be completed in 2015.
Tagged
planned parenthood
queens
Lauren Evans
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Serbians forced to wait hours to vote at NYC consulate as Balkan nation holds election
Early voting may have kicked off in New York this weekend, but Serbian immigrants seeking to vote had a much tighter window on Sunday.
By
Jill Webb
and
Michael Sol Warren
Published Oct 25, 2026 at 2:57 p.m. ET
Modified Oct 25, 2026 at 4:59 p.m. ET
Retired NYPD detective charged in George Washington Bridge killing out on $1M bail
Victor Romero, who retired from the police department in 2001
By
Michael Sol Warren
News
Retired NYPD detective charged in George Washington Bridge killing out on $1M bail
Victor Romero, who retired from the police department in 2001
By
Michael Sol Warren
Suicides decline in NYC, but inequities persist across groups
By
Jill Webb
Cuts to rural healthcare become key issue for upstate votes in race for NY governor
By
Samuel King
NY Archdiocese will soon settle $800M clergy sexual abuse claims
By
Arya Sundaram
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .