EXCLUSIVE | Queens to get 3,000 new homes at abandoned Flushing Airport site under Mayor Adams plan

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Posted on July 28, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday an ambitious plan to battle NYC’s housing crisis in an exclusive to amNewYork: the construction of 3,000 new residential units on the undeveloped land of the former Flushing Airport in Queens.

The proposal is part of the mayor’s ongoing push to create affordable and market-rate housing throughout the city. Although it is still in its planning phase, the Flushing Airport site, which has largely been reclaimed by wetlands, calls for units that range from “deeply affordable” to market-rate.