Council Committees vote in favor of OneLIC after CM Won secures almost $2 billion in city commitments - QNS

"after Council Member Julie Won secured almost $2 billion in commitments from the city during last-minute negotiations. Won, who represents the district covered by the rezoning, announced on Oct. 29 that she is "proud" to support OneLIC after securing $1.97 billion in investment from the city that would provide 1,300 new school seats, investment in the neighborhood's sewage and plumbing infrastructure and around 15 acres of open space among several other investments."

"OneLIC, proposed by the Department of City Planning and the Adams Administration, covers 54 full or partial blocks in Long Island City and would add around 14,700 homes to the neighborhood, 4,300 of which would be affordable. DCP said the ambitious rezoning aimed to revise outdated zoning regulations to all for mixed-use development, creating 14,4000 new jobs for the neighborhood alongside over 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space."

The City Council subcommittees unanimously approved the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan after Council Member Julie Won secured nearly $1.97 billion in city commitments during late negotiations. The commitments include 1,300 new school seats, sewage and plumbing infrastructure upgrades, and roughly 15 acres of open space among other investments. Won did not vote in the committee hearings but her conditional support was decisive; the measure advances to the full Council next month. OneLIC, proposed by the Department of City Planning and the Adams Administration, would rezone 54 full or partial blocks, add about 14,700 homes including 4,300 affordable units, and support millions of square feet of commercial space and thousands of new jobs.

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