Could the Sunnyside Yard project, once rejected by AOC and local elected officials, be revived?

"I was heartened by the fact that the president was interested in this proposal. I anticipate it will be the subject of conversations to come. If successfully brought forward, the project could be transformative for Western Queens. Under the mayor's proposal, a giant platform would be built over the railyard, which would then be used to construct the 12,000 affordable homes - 6,000 of which would follow a Mitchell-Lama-style model of cooperative and subsidized homeownership."

"The idea, a version of which was initially proposed by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio before it was shelved during the pandemic, would infuse the surrounding area with the creation of 30,000 union jobs building parks, schools and health care clinics. Altogether, it has the potential to be the largest housing and infrastructure investment made in the city in more than 50 years."

"With a housing shortage of more than 1 million units, we need to be exploring every possible solution. For development groups and pro-housing advocates, the potential of Sunnyside Yard's revival is a long time coming."

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani traveled to Washington D.C. to present President Trump with a proposal to revive the stalled Sunnyside Yard development project in Queens. The plan seeks over $21 billion in federal grants to construct 12,000 affordable apartments, with 6,000 following a Mitchell-Lama-style cooperative and subsidized homeownership model. The project would create a giant platform over the railyard and generate 30,000 union jobs while building parks, schools, and health care clinics. Trump expressed interest in the proposal during their Oval Office meeting. If realized, this would represent the largest housing and infrastructure investment in New York City in over 50 years, addressing the city's housing shortage of more than 1 million units.

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