Inclusionary Housing In Queens, New York

"...20 percent of the 301 new units resulting from the zoning change will be dedicated to low- or middle-income households whose incomes are below 80 percent of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development-designated Area Median Income (AMI) of $70,900 for a family of four. Under the terms of the Queens plan, participating developers can build as much as five times the area of the lot -- known as the floor-area-ratio or FAR -- though there is now a 125-foot building height limit."

The approval by the Council marks the first use of inclusionary zoning in Queens.

"Last year [New York Mayor Michael] Bloomberg expanded the use of [inclusionary zoning], proposing it be used in all boroughs and in conjunction with other kinds of subsidies. Its original incarnation was restricted to dense areas in Manhattan."