The Sunnyside Yard housing project in Queens, revived by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, aims to create 12,000 homes, including 6,000 affordable units. Local residents express frustration over a lack of information. City Councilmember Julie Won plans a public information session to address community concerns. The project, with an estimated cost of over $21 billion, would also generate significant open space and jobs. Despite its potential benefits, skepticism prevails among community members regarding the project's execution and transparency.
""We have no information, which I think makes it very frustrating," said Memo Salazar, a longtime Sunnyside resident and co-chair of Western Queens Community Land Trust. "Everyone's talking about it and, you know, what are we really talking about?""
""Nobody anticipates all of the questions to be resolved in a single evening, for a project that dates back before pre-pandemic times, could easily overlap several mayoral terms, and carries an estimated price tag at over $21 billion.""
""The project, which is a holdover from the era of former Mayor Bill de Blasio, would create 12,000 new homes, of which 6,000 would be Mitchell-Lama style affordable housing units, according to city officials.""
""According to planning documents, it would also generate 60 acres of open space, for various neighborhood-enhancing amenities, 30,000 construction jobs and 7,000 permanent jobs.""
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