Patch: Innovation QNS Passes Key Council Vote As Affordable Homes Increase

ASTORIA, QUEENS — Astoria's transformative Innovation QNS rezoning unanimously passed a City Council subcommittee on Thursday after more affordable homes were added, clearing a key hurdle that bodes well for the project's eventual approval.

The Council's Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee voted 7-0 to advance the five-block proposal, which would add a dozen new buildings and thousands of apartments to a low-rise, five-block stretch of southeastern Astoria.

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