Resorts World Casino New York City (RWNYC), Cirrus Workforce Housing Advisors, LP, and a coalition of labor unions announced a landmark agreement to build up to 50,000 units of workforce housing citywide over the next two decades.

The announcement was made on Thursday, May 15, at RWNYC’s grand hall in South Ozone Park. More than 150 attendees—including labor leaders, union workers, local elected officials and community stakeholders gathered at the casino’s headquarters at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. to hear the details of the agreement, which proponents describe as a major step toward addressing New York City’s housing affordability crisis.