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NYC Mayor Mamdani's Housing Proposal to President Trump Would Cover Amtrak Rail Yard in Queens and Build on Top of It
Mayor Mamdani aims to build 12,000 affordable homes and create 30,000 union jobs by decking over Sunnyside Yard, seeking $21 billion in federal grants.
- In the Oval Office Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani asked President Donald Trump for over $21 billion in federal grants to support Sunnyside Yard redevelopment, aiming to build 12,000 homes.
- The plan began in March 2020 under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, estimated at $14 billion and stalled after the pandemic, not advanced during Mayor Eric Adams's term.
- The plan envisions 12,000 housing units atop a new rail deck over Sunnyside Yard, a 180-acre rail yard in Western Queens, with half as Mitchell-Lama-style housing.
- City Councilmember Julie Won responded that a feasibility study estimated a 100-year timeline and costs rose from $14 billion to $21 billion, while Carlo A. Scissura praised the plan as a "dream project" and said `He understood how to get to the president`.
- The city will need federal approvals and the cooperation of Amtrak and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Mamdani warning `It is going to be a long process`, to address the 540,000 housing‑unit shortage.
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NYC Mayor Mamdani's housing proposal to President Trump would cover Amtrak rail yard in Queens and build on top of it
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his proposal to build a rail platform over Amtrak's Sunnyside, Queens rail yard would add more housing than Battery Park City and Hudson Yards put together.
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Mamdani defends secret meeting with Trump, pitch to build 12,000 housing units
Mayor Mamdani on Friday defended his secret meeting with President Trump a day earlier, as well as his proposal to the president to build 12,000 apartments in Queens. At the White House meeting Thursday, the mayor asked Trump for the green light — and $21 billion — for the plan to build atop Sunnyside Yard. To drive home his pitch, Mamdani presented the president with a fake Daily News front page portraying Trump as a housing hero for New York C…
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