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The New York plan would open up 54 blocks of Long Island City, which are mostly warehouses and parking lots, to housing.
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Simplified: A New York plan will allow housing on 54 blocks in Long Island City that are mostly warehouses and parking lots.
The proximity of Long Island City to Manhattan and the area’s access to several subway lines have made it an appealing location for developers.
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Simplified: Long Island City's proximity to Manhattan and access to subways makes it attractive to developers.
Nov. 12, 2025
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Simplified: The article was published on November 12, 2025.
Updated 4:58 p.m. ET
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Simplified: The article was updated at 4:58 p.m. ET.
The New York City Council unanimously approved a rezoning on Wednesday that could transform an industrial stretch of Queens into thousands of apartments — private development aimed at addressing the c...
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Simplified: New York City Council approved rezoning to transform Queens into apartments to address the affordable housing crisis.
The vote comes a little over a week after the mayoral election, in which housing was a top issue for voters and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani cruised to victory on a platform of affordability.
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Simplified: The vote occurred shortly after a mayoral election where housing affordability was a key issue, and Zohran Mamdani won based on an affordability platf...
Under the plan, developers could build nearly 15,000 apartments within 54 blocks of Long Island City that are currently filled with warehouses and parking lots.
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Simplified: The plan allows developers to build almost 15,000 apartments in Long Island City, replacing warehouses and parking lots.
Seven years ago, left-leaning politicians opposed a plan that would have given incentives to Amazon to build a headquarters in the same neighborhood.
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Simplified: Seven years prior, left-leaning politicians opposed a plan to incentivize Amazon to build a headquarters in the same area.
The new plan, with its focus on housing and community amenities instead of huge public subsidies for a wealthy company like Amazon, has earned the support of the local councilwoman, Julie Won, and oth...
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Simplified: The new plan, focused on housing and community, is supported by Julie Won and other politicians who previously opposed the Amazon headquarters plan.
The proposal includes nearly hundreds of millions of dollars for parks, public housing, schools, sewers and more.
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Simplified: The proposal allocates hundreds of millions of dollars for parks, public housing, schools, and sewers.
About 30 percent of the housing must be affordable to people of lower or moderate incomes.
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Simplified: 30% of the housing must be affordable for low to moderate income individuals.
“We are fully aware that New York City is in an affordable housing crisis and a housing crisis at large,” Ms. Won said on Wednesday.
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Simplified: Julie Won stated that New York City is facing an affordable housing crisis and a general housing crisis.
“Long Island City — we will continue to be a leader in the production of new housing.”
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Simplified: Julie Won stated that Long Island City will continue to lead in new housing production.
Mr. Mamdani, whose assembly district includes parts of the rezoning area, said in a statement on Wednesday that the plan was a “victory for Long Island City residents.”
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Simplified: Zohran Mamdani stated that the plan is a victory for Long Island City residents.
City officials have increasingly come to see neighborhood-specific development proposals as valuable ways to confront a housing shortage that is at its worst point in nearly 60 years.
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Simplified: City officials view neighborhood development proposals as valuable for addressing the worst housing shortage in 60 years.
The city has approved plans in Midtown Manhattan, the east Bronx, Jamaica in Queens, SoHo in Manhattan and Gowanus in Brooklyn in recent years.
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Simplified: The city has recently approved development plans in Midtown Manhattan, the east Bronx, Jamaica in Queens, SoHo in Manhattan, and Gowanus in Brooklyn.
Some 28,000 homes have been built in the surrounding area over the past decade and a half, according to the Department of City Planning.
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Simplified: The Department of City Planning reports approximately 28,000 homes built in the surrounding area in the last 15 years.
The typical asking rent is more than $4,500 a month.
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Simplified: The average asking rent is over $4,500 per month.
Those blocks have long been an alluring site for development; there have been at least five failed attempts to build on portions of the area since 2015, including the Amazon deal.
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Simplified: The blocks have been attractive for development with at least five failed building attempts since 2015, including the Amazon deal.
Organizers with the Western Queens Community Land Trust, which advocates neighborhood ownership of property, had urged Ms. Won to vote against the proposal, citing worries about gentrification and aff...
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Simplified: The Western Queens Community Land Trust urged Julie Won to vote against the proposal due to concerns about gentrification and affordability.
Jenny Dubnau, co-chair of the trust’s board, said “crucial community needs” seemed to be an “afterthought,” negotiated only at the end.
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Simplified: Jenny Dubnau stated that "crucial community needs" were an afterthought.
Mihir Zaveri covers housing in the New York City region for The Times.
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Simplified: Mihir Zaveri reports on housing in New York City for The New York Times.