Mayor Adams announces new ‘City of Yes’ initiative as NYC Council passes policy
Suspect seen casually strolling through NYC subway station shortly before executing UnitedHealthcare CEO: new videoThe initiative — known as “City of Yes” — was approved in a 31-20 vote after months of tense negotiations in City Hall as Hizzoner seeks to address the city’s housing and affordability crisis.
The new legislation — which includes a $5 billion investment to build tens of thousands of new dwellings — aims, in part, to add more homes in basements and above stores by adjusting a massive slate of zoning rules for the first time in decades. Message on bullets fired by health care CEO's assassin bears eerie link to book condemning insurance companiesThe plan is also designed to change off-street parking requirements for new construction and allow homeowners to build apartments on single-family lots in an attempt to spur more housing production.
“Our only shot at solving New York’s affordability crisis is by building more housing — and that’s why I’m committing $1 billion for projects that will make ‘City of Yes’ a reality,” GovernorThe plan — known as “City of Yes” — was narrowly approved in a 31-20 vote after months of tense negotiations in City Hall as Hizzoner seeks to address the city’s housing and affordability crisis.
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