Queens Housing: LIC, Astoria, Jamaica Lead NYC Growth, Says DCP

Over the next few years, "an additional 14,000 homes could be allowed in Long Island City through land-use changes that Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is proposing as part of a broader effort to address the local housing crisis. City planning officials declined to say exactly when they will begin the monthslong review process, but said it was imminent," reported WNYC's Gothamist.. 

Long Island City's Hunters Point/Court Square alone saw 1,859 new condos and apartments in 2024, more than any other neighborhood in any of the five boroughs, said an annual report from the NYC Department of City Planning. 4,600 more units are nearing completion, the city’s second-highest total. 

Astoria, divided by City's planners into several smaller neighborhoods, combined for 1,172 new housing units: Old Astoria/Hallets Point (465), Astoria East (+371), Central Astoria (+227), and Ditmars-Steinway (+109). Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills, on the borders of Astoria and LIC, saw 790 new housing units alone.

One standout that is no surprise to locals: Jamaica. Redevelopment around the transportation hub meant 1,292 new housing units were added to the Downtown area, making it third in growth for any one local neighborhood - right behind Greenpoint, Brooklyn.