Recently, a significant portion of Addisleigh Park was successfully "downzoned" as part of a larger St. Albans - Hollis rezoning effort led by New York City's Department of City Planning.

That downzoning effort was undertaken to discourage population growth in two neighborhoods whose infrastructure -- schools, parks, utilities, transportation, and otherwise -- is already overburdened.

Supporting the development of non-veterans housing on the VA's St. Albans campus would only work against the gains made by the neighborhood's recent downzoning.

The Addisleigh Park Civic Organization would prefer that the acreage deemed not necessary to meet the ongoing needs of veterans, be permanently converted back to park land. Prior to construction of The Naval Hospital in 1950, the grounds were occupied by the St. Albans Golf Club and Community Center.

The Addisleigh Park Civic Organization fully supports the efforts of the "Protect Saint Albans" coalition. "Protect Saint Albans" is a coalition of individuals/organizations who have joined forces to stop the development of non-veterans housing on the VA's St. Albans Primary and Extended Care Campus (St. Albans VA Campus).