Politics NY: Pols hold rival rallies for and against Innovation QNS development ahead of City

Dueling rallies took over the steps of City Hall Wednesday morning, one for and the other against the controversial Innovation QNS megadevelopment being considered for the Astoria section of Queens during a City Council subcommittee on zoning meeting Wednesday.

On one side of the debate, is Queens Borough President Donovan Richards – who initially opposed the development but has come around – powerful labor unions like 32BJ SEIU and Laborers Local 79 and – as of Monday – Mayor Eric Adams. On the other side, fiercely opposing the project in its current form, is the local City Council Member Julie Won (D-Queens), Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velasquez (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens).

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