LeFrak City, that sprawling example of workforce high-rise housing in the Corona section of Queens, is to become the scene of an experiment to convert the electric car from curiosity to as common as your basic gas-powered Chevy.
The 4,605-unit, 20-building complex off the Long Island Expressway is to house one of the the largest, single electric vehicle-charging installations in New York state and the entire Northeast starting before the end of the year. Blueprint Power, a Manhattan-based technology firm which tries to help landlords decarbonize their properties through data and computer analysis, today announced a $3 million state award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and its high-performing grid program.
