2. The Queens Plaza Parking

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The Queens Plaza Parking garage was built in 1975 and demolished in early 2009. This city owned garage was once compared to “a 1970’s filmmaker’s idea of an intergalactic battle station” by the New York Times. Despite its ugly appearance, the garage had a 1070 car capacity. Since the demolition of this garage, parking garage rates in Long Island City have skyrocketed, with most garages currently charging around $350 per month. The lone remaining Department of Transportation-owned parking garage in the area, at Court Square, changes $200 per month, though monthly spaces have been reduced and long time customers have compared getting a monthly space to “The Hunger Games.”