Following ‘bloody battle,’ Innovation QNS heads toward approval

Following ‘bloody battle,’ Innovation QNS heads toward approval

Following months of negotiations and heated disagreements that sparked a citywide conversation about how elected officials plan to deal with the city’s housing crisis, the City Council’s Land Use Committee unanimously approved the controversial Innovation QNS development slated for Astoria.

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Council subcommittee says 'yes' to Innovation QNS as negotiations come down to the wire

Council subcommittee says 'yes' to Innovation QNS as negotiations come down to the wire

Innovation QNS was unanimously approved by the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning. The controversial project’s developers upped their housing promise but not everyone is on board. Negotiations will likely come down to the wire.

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Innovation QNS fight comes to City Hall

Innovation QNS fight comes to City Hall

The fight over Innovation QNS finally made its way to City Hall this week, as the City Council began mulling over whether it will approve or reject the largest proposed development in the history of Queens.

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Won tells Council to vote ‘no’ on Innovation QNS

Won tells Council to vote ‘no’ on Innovation QNS

Innovation QNS, the largest proposed rezoning in the history of Queens, is in peril after City Councilmember Julie Won told her Council colleagues that she’s opposed to the project and urged them to shoot it down when – or if – it comes up for a vote in the coming weeks.

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Innovation QNS developers commit to making 40 percent of units affordable

Innovation QNS developers commit to making 40 percent of units affordable

The developers behind Innovation QNS, a massive, five-block development proposed for Astoria, have committed to making 40 percent of the project’s approximately 2,800 housing units permanently affordable, the Eagle has learned.

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Innovation QNS commits to lowering affordable units’ rent

Innovation QNS commits to lowering affordable units’ rent

The developers behind Innovation QNS, a controversial, five-block neighborhood rezoning in Astoria, told the Queens borough president in writing that they’d make an unspecified number of their affordable units rent for 30 percent of the area median income.

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In-NO-vation QNS: Massive development in Astoria voted down by local community board

In-NO-vation QNS: Massive development in Astoria voted down by local community board

The local Astoria community board denied developers’ request to reshape five-city blocks in the neighborhood, known as Innovation QNS, on Tuesday. The meeting was tense, as was the rally that saw supporters and opponents of the project clash face-to-face beforehand.

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