Hoodline

New York City Council Advances Historic Jamaica Neighborhood Rezoning Plan to Create 12,000 New Homes in Southeast Queens

The NYC Council approved the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, the largest rezoning in 20 years, to create 12,000 homes with 4,200 ...
Queens Daily Eagle

Jamaica rezoning clears Council committees with less housing but a lot more money

The plan to rezone a large swath of bustling Downtown Jamaica cleared two crucial City Council committee votes on Thursday ...
Crain's New York Business

Jamaica rezoning permitting 12K homes advances in City Council

City Council members reached a deal on Thursday to advance a sprawling rezoning of Jamaica, Queens that will permit some ...
Commercial Observer

Jamaica Neighborhood Plan Moves Closer to Approval

If approved by the City Council, the plan would provide $413 million while creating nearly 12,000 new apartments.
Crain's New York

Developer advances 200-plus unit affordable housing project in Jamaica

A busy New York developer is plowing ahead with plans to bring more than 200 units of affordable housing and new space for a church to Jamaica. Midtown-based Haussmann Development has filed plans with ...
New York Post

Jamaica, Queens tries to rebrand with $100K marketing campaign as locals brace for change

A $100,000 marketing campaign is aiming to rebrand a stretch of Jamaica. Queens with a hip-sounding nickname ahead of a rezoning expected to transform the transit hub. The new nickname “DJQ” — for ...