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    Mayor Announces Proposed Zoning Changes to Affordable Housing, Small Business Restrictions and Sustainability

    Mayor  •  Zoning Text Amendments  •  Citywide

    Mayor Adams announces the new proposed zoning text amendments. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    The zoning text amendments are in development and will be drafted with input from stakeholders before undergoing public review later this year. On June 1, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan for a series of new zoning text amendments and programs aimed at removing obstacles for the recovery of small businesses, increased affordable housing, and the expansion of green technology to promote sustainability. The three zoning text amendments – the Zoning for Economic Opportunity, Zoning for Housing Opportunity, and Zoning for Zero Carbon aim to reduce bureaucracy within the City’s zoning text to make room for the City’s continued growth and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)

    Tags : City of Yes Zoning Text Amendments, Zoning for Economic Opportunity, Zoning for Housing Opportunity, Zoning for Zero Carbon
    Date: 06/03/2022
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    Mayor Announces Affordable Housing Leadership Appointments

    Mayor  •  Appointments  •  Citywide

    Mayor Adams announces his administration’s affordable housing team. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    The three appointments are the latest to the new Adams administration. On January 30, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced his appointments for his administration’s affordable housing administration and policy team. The new appointees are Jessica Katz as the Chief Housing Officer; Adolfo Carrión Jr. as the new Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Preservation (HPD); and Eric Enderlin, who will continue to serve as the president of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC). The three appointments were announced as Mayor Adams finishes his first month in office. (more…)

    Date: 01/31/2022
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    City Announces Record Number of New Affordable Housing Units Constructed in 2021 Fiscal Year

    Mayor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Vicki Been and others at ribbon cutting for a new affordable housing development in the Bronx, part of the City’s record year for creating affordable housing citywide. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    The City is on track to create and preserve 200,000 affordable homes by the end of Mayor de Blasio’s administration. On July 26, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Deputy Mayor Vicki Been announced that the City created and preserved 28,310 affordable homes in the 2021 fiscal year.  (more…)

    Date: 08/03/2021
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    Mayor Announces FY20 Affordable Housing Statistics

    Mayor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio at his August 5 Press Conference Image Credit: Mayor’s Press Office

    Mayor’s affordable housing announcement appears more retrospective than optimistic. On August 5, 2020, The Mayor’s Press Office released a statement touting the amount of affordable housing created in fiscal year 2020. The announcement states that the City preserved 23,520 homes and constructed 6,503 new units, totaling 30,023 affordable City financed homes. More than 50 percent of these homes serve families earning less than $52,000 and 3,600 people received voucher increases to ameliorate income lost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing Preservation and Development, HPD, Mayor Bill de Blasio, nyc affordable housing
    Date: 08/20/2020
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    City Announces Affordable Housing Tool Amid Gap in Capital Budget

    Mayor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    The New NYC Housing Connect Image Credit: HPD

    NYC Housing Connect tool intends to make affordable housing searches a more user-friendly experience. On June 16, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of “NYC Housing Connect,” an online tool for finding and applying for affordable housing. The new system provides upgrades from its predecessor through a collaborative effort by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, user-design experts and collected public feedback.

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    Tags : affordable housing, capital budget, HPD, louise carroll, Mayor Bill de Blasio
    Date: 06/29/2020
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