The city last week opened a new eight-unit electric vehicle charging station in Downtown Flushing, and announced plans for more in Queens and throughout the city.
The new Flushing site is in the Department of Transportation’s municipal parking lot at 135-29 39 Ave.
Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn said in a joint statement it is the first of 10 planned in the city in the next year through a partnership between the DOT and the New York Power Authority.
The station features eight 360kW chargers, capable of providing an 80 percent charge for all EVs, including Teslas if the driver has the adapter, in 10 to 15 minutes. The site was chosen in part because it is in a community with limited access to affordable charging and has a high concentration of drivers licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Fast charging customers will not be subject to additional parking fees on site.
“Clean energy infrastructure is the foundation of our City’s green future,” Mamdani said in the press release. “We’re bringing safe charging hubs where they’re needed the most: the neighborhoods our for-hire drivers call home. This Flushing hub will deliver affordability and sustainability, and I look forward to the continued expansion of our green energy network across the city.”
“Building EV chargers in neighborhoods where many working drivers live will make it easier to encourage a switch to electric vehicles and help for-hire vehicle drivers spend more time fulfilling rides, not searching for a charge,” Flynn said. “These chargers will also be available to the public and help serve communities with few affordable charging options.”
NYPA is installing fast charging stations with multiple fast chargers at six additional city parking lots in Queens.
Locations in Bayside at 214-32 41 Ave. and Rosedale at 139-13 Francis Lewis Blvd. are expected to come online in the next few weeks.
The DOT said the four other sites scheduled to open in 2026 and early 2027, are Ditmars No. 2 Municipal Parking Field at 22-70 33 St. in Astoria; Steinway No. 1 Municipal Parking Field at 22-16 33 St. in Astoria; Sunnyside Municipal Parking Field on Queens Boulevard between 32nd Place and 48th Street; and Rockaway Park Municipal Parking Field 248 Beach 116 St.
Additionally, 12 chargers are now online at LaGuardia airport for rideshare drivers.
Two fast-charging stations already in operation in Queens are at the Borough Hall municipal garage at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens and the city garage at 45-40 Court Square West in Long Island City.