Officials and residents call on the city to change zoning laws in a section of Queens. NY1's Shannan Ferry filed the following report. 

Overdeveloped and overpopulated, that's how some residents describe South Corona.

"It's not the same like it used to be, it's too many people," said one resident. 

Elected officials and residents came together on 104th Street Monday to discuss  the need for stricter zoning laws.

They said South Corona is overcrowded because builders replace houses with high rises, leading to the dense population.

"So, what was a one or two family home, now becomes a six, seven story building," said State Assemblyman Francisco Moya. 

And now, they want City Hall to step in and regulate these developments before the population grows more.

Corona is located within Community District 4.  The most recent data available shows a 3.3% population increase between 2000 and 2010.

The elected officials said overcrowding is negatively impacting students.  They said classroom trailers at P.S. 16 and other local schools are examples of that.

"If we're gonna continue this trend where we build and build and build, and not worry about the schools, children are not going to have a quality education," said State Senator Jose Peralta. 

City officials said in the last two years more than 3,000 new school seats have been created in Corona, and they have plans for an additional 1,800 seats. 

"We are keenly aware of the influx of growing immigrant families to this crossroads Queens neighborhood, and of the need for more school seats. We are working closely with elected officials and other community leaders to alleviate the pressures on our City infrastructure without hurting what is an increasingly thriving New York neighborhood," added City Hall spokesperson Melissa Grace.