"New York City is facing a generational affordability challenge. Working families are being priced out of the neighborhoods they built. To meet this moment, we need a true federal partner prepared to invest boldly and act urgently. The project would result in more housing in any single project than our city has seen since 1973."
"The platform would allow for 12,000 affordable apartments, split evenly between rentals for very low and extremely low income families and Mitchell Lama style homeownership units. If completed, it would be the largest affordable housing development built in New York City since Co-op City opened in the Bronx in 1973."
"At the center of the proposal is a plan to build a massive deck over the 180 acre rail yard, the busiest in North America, creating new land for housing, schools and public space. Mamdani is seeking more than $21 billion in federal grants to make it happen."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Trump to propose transforming Sunnyside Yard, a 180-acre rail yard in Queens, into a new neighborhood. The plan involves constructing a massive deck over the busiest rail yard in North America to create land for housing, schools, and public space. The project seeks over $21 billion in federal grants and would produce 12,000 affordable apartments split between rental units for very low and extremely low-income families and homeownership opportunities. If completed, this would represent the largest affordable housing development in New York City since Co-op City opened in 1973. The broader vision includes 60 acres of public space and 10-12 new schools, addressing the city's generational affordability crisis.
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