Overview
- A 28-member task force granted the required two‑thirds approval after five postponements despite vocal opposition, enabling a state-led process that bypasses the city’s typical land-use review.
- The vision pairs a 60-acre all-electric port with 6,000 homes, including 2,400 permanently affordable units, roughly 28 acres of public open space, and upgrades to the cruise terminal and waterfront.
- Officials have identified about $410 million in public funding toward the $3.5 billion budget, with projections of tens of thousands of jobs and an expanded “blue highway” to shift freight from trucks to water.
- Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Councilmember Shahana Hanif switched to support after concessions such as added affordable-housing resources and greater maritime-industry input.
- Unresolved concerns from opponents include transportation capacity, water and sewer infrastructure, flood risk, and working-waterfront protections, while next steps include a draft GPP and environmental review in 2026 and a port-operator RFP targeted by late 2026 with phased construction into the 2030s.