Reposted by Genevieve Michel
The Discourse (rightly) spends a lot of him hammering Democratic-run cities for not building enough housing, so this is good to see!
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
N.Y.C. Housing Plan Moves Forward With an Unexpected $5 Billion Boost
A City Council committee passed a major proposal that would ease restrictions on housing growth in New York. The full Council is likely to approve it next month.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:24 AM
The Discourse (rightly) spends a lot of him hammering Democratic-run cities for not building enough housing, so this is good to see!
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
Extraordinarily grateful for @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social leadership to get us here. We're one step closer to a little more housing in every neighborhood!
The Council's #CityForAll housing plan with $5 billion of investments and modified zoning changes are estimated to create over 80,000 new homes, while helping to strengthen neighborhoods and make housing more affordable.
November 22, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Extraordinarily grateful for @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social leadership to get us here. We're one step closer to a little more housing in every neighborhood!
Reposted by Genevieve Michel
That’s on top of baseline. So that plus the FAR repeal gets NYC structurally up from about 200k a decade to about 275-280k. That’s a 40% increase before the one-shot office conversions. It’s not enough, but it’s also the biggest boost in ~60 years.
Just to provide some context, the fourth round of New Jersey's "Mount Laurel" process, which will run from 2025-2035, is required to produce 155,000 _affordable_ units. In practice, many of those affordable units will be built as inclusionary developments, so, probably like 500,000 new homes total.
The NYC zoning changes are going to eliminate parking minimum requirements in much of the city, make it feasible to build ADUs in most of the city, & expand allowed densities near transit.
This is all expected to add up to 80,000 more housing units.
This is all expected to add up to 80,000 more housing units.
November 22, 2024 at 6:54 PM
That’s on top of baseline. So that plus the FAR repeal gets NYC structurally up from about 200k a decade to about 275-280k. That’s a 40% increase before the one-shot office conversions. It’s not enough, but it’s also the biggest boost in ~60 years.
Lotta hot takes on that other website today, so another sign to spend more time here instead 👀
Getting 75% of a citywide housing plan through the Council in the first big citywide housing fight is not nothing — bsky.app/profile/nick...
STORY on the deal, still being hammered out: City of Yes will now create about 80,000 homes, down from previous maximum of 109,000, two sources say.
City Council committee votes, now hours delayed, expected sometime this afternoon:
City Council committee votes, now hours delayed, expected sometime this afternoon:
November 22, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Lotta hot takes on that other website today, so another sign to spend more time here instead 👀
Reposted by Genevieve Michel
Getting 75% of a citywide housing plan through the Council in the first big citywide housing fight is not nothing — bsky.app/profile/nick...
STORY on the deal, still being hammered out: City of Yes will now create about 80,000 homes, down from previous maximum of 109,000, two sources say.
City Council committee votes, now hours delayed, expected sometime this afternoon:
City Council committee votes, now hours delayed, expected sometime this afternoon:
November 22, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Getting 75% of a citywide housing plan through the Council in the first big citywide housing fight is not nothing — bsky.app/profile/nick...
Reposted by Genevieve Michel
IMO: Removal of parking mins for any development under ~R7ish is a pretty bfd.
The new parking zones: Zone 1 is no min; Zone 2 is reduced mins, courtesy of @nickgarber.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 12:50 AM
IMO: Removal of parking mins for any development under ~R7ish is a pretty bfd.
Reposted by Genevieve Michel
Join us tomorrow to say YES to more housing and dense, walkable neighborhoods in City of Yes!
Join us on Monday, Nov 18 at 10AM in City Hall Park as we rally for City of Yes and lifting parking mandates! Time is running out so let’s show up and make our voices heard! We hope to see you there!
November 18, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Join us tomorrow to say YES to more housing and dense, walkable neighborhoods in City of Yes!
Reposted by Genevieve Michel
Personally, I think living above a pizza place would be dangerous for my health — but overall, a decent idea.
If you think it’s a good idea to build apartments above pizzerias, please get involved in NYC politics
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Personally, I think living above a pizza place would be dangerous for my health — but overall, a decent idea.
Reposted by Genevieve Michel
If you think it’s a good idea to build apartments above pizzerias, please get involved in NYC politics
November 17, 2024 at 6:53 PM
If you think it’s a good idea to build apartments above pizzerias, please get involved in NYC politics
Reposted by Genevieve Michel
Congestion pricing will improve traffic speeds and emergency response times, and deliver better and more accessible transit. Grateful to @GovKathyHochul for unpausing the pause, and for her support of the 2025-2029 @MTA capital program. My vote @MTA Board will be a "yes.”
November 14, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Congestion pricing will improve traffic speeds and emergency response times, and deliver better and more accessible transit. Grateful to @GovKathyHochul for unpausing the pause, and for her support of the 2025-2029 @MTA capital program. My vote @MTA Board will be a "yes.”
“Our restrictive and often exclusionary zoning rules create an environment of unnecessary scarcity that amounts to a game of musical chairs, where the lowest-income New Yorkers are always the ones left standing.“
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why...
Vital City | Why New Yorkers in Poverty Need City of Yes
The benefits of the Adams administration’s zoning reform plan are especially big for those on the bottom rungs of the income ladder.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
November 14, 2024 at 11:34 PM
“Our restrictive and often exclusionary zoning rules create an environment of unnecessary scarcity that amounts to a game of musical chairs, where the lowest-income New Yorkers are always the ones left standing.“
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why...