Here's the listing for the Assembly Hall in Queens that's being replaced.
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/4417-Greenpoint-Ave-Sunnyside-NY/31194580/
Hendricks saying it'll save Long Island JWs the drive to Queens doesn't make a ton of sense, since now Queens JWs will have to drive out to Long Island. But the old building is almost a century old, I imagine it has a lot of issues. Plus way more parking at the new one.