Proposed Jamaica station overhaul comes as Queens neighborhood plans housing boom

WNYC News | Jan 22

Gov. Kathy Hochul, through her executive budget this week, pitched $50 million in state money to redesign the busy transit hub in Jamaica, Queens, which hasn’t seen an upgrade in more than 20 years.

The proposal came less than three months after the City Council approved a sweeping rezoning plan that clears the way for developers to build 12,000 new homes across 230 blocks in the area.

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