One of New York City's busiest areas may soon become even busier under a rezoning plan the City Council is slated to approve Thursday to make way for thousands of new homes.

The Midtown South Mixed-Use plan calls for the addition of roughly 10,000 housing units to the core Manhattan neighborhood over some 42 blocks between West 23rd and 40th streets and Fifth and Eighth avenues. Almost 3,000 of those units would be considered affordable, according to city officials, who say the changes would make it easier for people to live in the neighborhood.

“Manhattan used to be the place where a young adult or a new New Yorker could start their journey,” City Planning Director Dan Garodnick told reporters Tuesday. “With this plan, we're making that dream a reality again in Midtown South.”

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