There’s hope on the horizon for The Hole.

The neighborhood, which straddles the Brooklyn-Queens border, is known for its patchwork of abandoned machinery, cars and overgrown lots. The area regularly floods; many of its streets are built atop a low-lying creek and have no sewer lines, forcing residents to rely on septic tanks that are easily inundated when it rains.

But that’s all set to change, according to Mayor Eric Adams, who on Tuesday announced a $146 million plan to finally connect the area to the sewer system and buy out homeowners who want to leave. The plan lays the groundwork for a broader rezoning that will bring 5,000 new homes to the area, which has, for decades, evaded new housing developments because of its lack of functioning infrastructure.

Along with adding sewers, the

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