The City Council is expected to move ahead with an ambitious rezoning of neighborhoods in Midtown South after the Land Use subcommittee unanimously approved the plan Wednesday.

The proposal looks to change the zoning rules of four different sections between 23rd and 40th streets.

It’s projected to create more than 9,500 homes, with more than 2,800 of them being permanently affordable.

The council is also investing $488 million in the nearby community and businesses in the Garment District.

The two council members who represent the Midtown neighborhoods included in the rezoning, Erik Bottcher — who represents all or parts of Hudson Yards, Hell’s Kitchen, Times Square and the Upper West Side and is the co-chair of the council’s Manhattan delegation — and Keith Powers, who represents all

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