A sweeping rezoning of Jamaica, Queens will fundamentally transform a 230-block area and pave the way for thousands of new homes, jobs and upgrades to local infrastructure, city lawmakers said.

The rezoning, which the City Council approved Wednesday by a 47-0 vote, is the largest in the city in at least two decades, according to Mayor Eric Adams' office.

It's expected to create 12,000 new homes, of which 4,000 would be deemed affordable. City planning officials said the zoning changes would also create 2 million square feet of new space for commercial use and community groups, which the city contends would help generate more than 7,000 jobs.

The rezoning would also result in new parks and playgrounds and improvements to sewers and other local infrastructure.

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