Queens Chronicle: Innovation QNS leaps big hurdle

The controversial Innovation QNS development, slated to bring housing, business and retail sites, community space and green space to five blocks in Astoria, cleared a major hurdle on Thursday.

And all it appears to have taken was a little bit of horse trading between developers and city officials.

An amended proposal was approved by the Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, with the next step appearing to be a Council vote.

Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silverstein Properties and BedRock Real Estate Partners are bankrolling the $2 billion project.

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