New York City Council subcommittee to vote on Mayor Eric Adams’ ‘City of Dough’ affordable housing plan

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Mayor Eric Adams’ plan for more affordable housing will go before the New York City Council on Thursday.

The council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchising and the Land Use Committee are set to vote “Yes City Housing Opportunity Plan.” If the plan passes committee, the full council will likely vote on it during a Dec. 5 meeting.

The town hall was working with council members to reach a consensus on the package.

“I think we can land a plane in the City of Yes,” the mayor said during his availability Tuesday, using his favorite aviation analogy.

He said First Vice Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and City Council President Adrienne Adams are having “good, healthy conversations. And we want to do this for the people of the city.”

The zoning changes attempt to spur housing production by updating decades-old rules, including:

– New construction no longer requires off-street parking.
– Owners can build apartments on single-family plots.
– Developers can build at least 20% more homes in construction projects as long as they are affordable.

Some council members opposed eliminating parking warrants, particularly in parts of the city that don’t have much access to public transportation, and adding more housing to parts of the city with aging infrastructure.

The council has its own housing plan, dubbed “City for All,” which could accompany the mayor’s “City of Yes” by requiring developers to build more affordable housing in open projects under “City of Yes” and invest more dollars in improvements the infrastructure. in neighborhoods affected by changes.

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