NYC Council passes ‘City of Yes’ housing plan paving way for 82,000 new homes

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Advance/SILive.com started the Tipping Point? journalism project to educate Staten Islanders on the potential effects of NYC’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal on the borough. In light of the city’s housing scarcity, the plan, which the City Council will vote on this year, calls for major zoning changes intended to encourage the construction of new residences and apartments.

HALL OF CITY Following a City Council vote Thursday, the zoning rules in New York City will be changed to permit the construction of an estimated 82,000 new housing units.

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