Long Island City’s largest rezoning in 25 years was approved by the City Council on Wednesday, and it’s set to transform the area in a massive way.

The result: A whopping 14,700 new homes on the docket, with 4,350 of those set aside affordable units — a record number for a single rezoning, according to Curbed .

The sweeping 54-block plan, dubbed OneLIC, is set to radically alter an industrial swath of the neighborhood, and designed to keep a slice of the increasingly popular neighborhood affordable. It all comes as the city voters flocked to the polls in droves for the recent mayoral election, in which housing and affordability were marquee issues.

Area median rents in Long Island City have surpassed $4,500 , according to a recent Bloomberg News analysis. Despite adding nearly 7,200

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