Several underground pipes, as well as man-made drainage ditches on the New York City Police Academy campus and north of 28th Avenue, carry Mill Creek from the airport to the Flushing River.

[5] Since the outbreak of West Nile virus in New York in the late 1990s, the land has received frequent mosquito larvicide spraying.

[7] In 2004, the Bloomberg administration proposed rezoning the area for commercial development as part of the already existing College Point Corporate Park.

[13] During the construction of the Linden Place extension, local residents expressed concerns about polluted soil within the airport site.

[14][15] The next phase of Linden Place's extension, between 23rd and 20th avenues, began in 2019 after the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) fixed drainage issues along the road's right-of-way.