This week, Innovation QNS, a proposed rezoning that would add 2,800 new homes to an underutilized corner of Astoria, Queens comes before the City Council. A remarkable 1,100 of these homes would be permanently affordable- an unprecedented 40% of the total- including 500 deeply affordable homes for New Yorkers earning $28,000 a year or families of four earning $40,000. It is vital the City Council say ‘Yes’ to Innovation QNS.
This is a watershed moment for New York City. As we emerge from the pandemic of the last three years, we find ourselves confronting historic challenges on several fronts, from our still struggling economy to our aging infrastructure to a growing migrant crisis. But no challenge more deeply permeates the fabric of our society than housing.
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