New York Post: Astoria $2B redevelopment plan has glimmer of hope despite pushback by Queens BP

Prospects for Innovation QNS, the unimaginatively named but humanely conceived mixed-use complex planned in Astoria aren’t dead yet.

The development team of Silverstein Properties, Kaufman-Astoria Studios and Bedrock Real Estate need zoning changes to proceed with the $2 billion project. It would bring new apartments, stores, cafes, cultural facilities and a public park to five blocks of what’s now an under-utilized Astoria backwater.

Queens Brough President Donovan Richards rejected the plan last week, citing now all-too-common gripes that it would “drastically” change the neighborhood’s character, draw higher-income residents and thus drive out current residents.

Read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2022/08/14/nycs-astoria-2b-redevelopment-plan-has-hope-despite-pushback/