US EditionCity Council approves Jamaica, Queens rezoning plan
The rezoning plan includes 4,000 affordable homes and infrastructure upgrades but raises concerns over gentrification and rising rents, city officials and residents say.
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City Council Passes Adams’ Jamaica Neighborhood Plan
The New York City Council has officially signed off on the Adams administration’s Jamaica Neighborhood Plan. Covering nearly 230 blocks in this Queens neighborhood, the plan calls for the development of 12,000 new residential units, including 4,000 affordable units. “With the historic passage of our administration’s ‘Jamaica Neighborhood Plan,’ we have opened the door to thousands of new homes, thousands of new jobs, and delivered hundreds of mi…
City Council approves Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, ushering in up to 12,000 new homes – QNS
The City Council has voted to approve the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, a massive rezoning proposal that is anticipated to create 12,000 new homes and 2 million square feet of commercial space in the neighborhood. The Council voted 47-0 in favor of the plan at a stated meeting Oct. 29 as part of the final stage of the city's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), giving the green light for a sweeping rezoning proposal that will transform roughl…
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