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On August 17, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams and Chair of the New York City Planning Commission Dan Garodnick announced three initiatives to assist in creating much-needed housing. The...
Mayor Adams wants the city to build 500K new units in the next decade
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has unveiled an ambitious plan to help convert the city’s unused office spaces into apartment dwellings in an effort to bring online 40,000 new units of housing in the next decade. The plan, which includes a new study and 11 “concrete recommendations” made by...
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Even though Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams didn’t run on housing platforms, I’ve been pleased that they are now prioritizing the issue. The governor’s “Housing Compact” lays out a series of programs and initiatives with significant goals for new production and the mayor recently followed his “Housing Our Neighbors” plan with a more comprehensive 111-point plan to tackle the broader housing crisis.