Council’s approval builds on record of advancing new housing to address affordability crisis

City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use voted to approve the One45 for Harlem rezoning in Council Member Yusef Salaam’s district. The Council successfully negotiated an agreement that will result in the creation of 1,000 new units of housing, 338 of which will be affordable, in addition to a range of community benefits for the surrounding neighborhood.

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“Amidst a severe housing and affordability crisis, Mayor Adams, First Deputy Mayor Mastro, and their administration have betrayed New Yorkers who are in desperate need of affordable homes. Their political interference to stop the building of Haven Green’s 123 units of deeply affordable housing for older adults, with 14,000 square feet of public space, is yet another example of this mayoral administration’s capitulation to special interests.

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“The healthcare of our city’s retirees, who have dedicated their lives to public service and improving the lives of New Yorkers, is of paramount importance. Today’s announcement by the mayor only reinforces our consistent position that responsibility for the healthcare decisions of municipal employees and retirees rests with the mayoral administration. We are pleased that the mayor has finally found a resolution to achieve savings without reducing retirees’

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This week, proposed legislation to address a longstanding gap in state law that has denied death benefits to the children of late NYPD Detective Miosotis Familia did not advance, when New York State Assembly legislation (A.8810) was not passed. The New York City Council had unanimously passed a Home Rule Message to support the state legislation on June 12, and the New York State Senate passed its version of the legislation on June 13.

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 Council has delivered $7.5 million in capital funding for new, state-of-the-art headquarters to serve 16,000 young people

Astoria, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams joined Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens CEO Costa Constantinides, Queens Council Members, and community and civic leaders to celebrate the Council’s longstanding support and capital funding investments to help build a new, state-of-the-art facility that will serve as the largest Boys and Girls Club of its kind in the nation.

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Today, New York State Supreme Court Judge Mary Rosado granted a preliminary injunction to further halt Mayor Eric Adams’ administration from implementing Executive Order 50 that would facilitate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reopening an ICE center on Rikers Island. The decision comes after Judge Rosado previously issued an interim Temporary Restraining Order on April 21 prohibiting the execution and negotiation of any Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to the executive order.

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Today, the New York State Senate passed S. 590/A. 3665, which would protect ballot access for charter revision proposals advanced by New Yorkers or local elected officials from being blocked by mayoral-enacted charter revision commissions, and increase transparency requirements for commissions. Passed by the New York State Assembly on Tuesday, June 10, the state legislation would address vulnerabilities in state law governing the process for localities to revise their charters.

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City Hall, NY – The New York City Council unanimously passed a Home Rule Message, SLR 7-2025, to support state legislation (S.3815B/A.8810) that addresses a longstanding gap in state law that prevents child beneficiaries of uniformed first responders from receiving death benefits. The legislation supports the children of NYPD Detective Miosotis Familia, who was killed in the line of duty in 2017, as well as any future surviving children of deceased first responders.

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Council also voted to advance public realm improvements

City Hall – Today, the Council voted to pass legislation aimed at reducing opioid overdoses and deaths in city jails. Drug overdoses in city jails have been an increasing problem and have led to people detained losing their lives. The Council also voted to require the Department of Parks and Recreation to install at least 50 outdoor drinking fountains in public parks.

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City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council released Administrative Challenges with CityFHEPS and Solutions to Streamline Access to Vouchers, a report analyzing the common operational roadblocks and inefficiencies in the City’s administration of the CityFHEPS housing assistance voucher program. The report identifies solutions that the Department of Social Services (DSS) can administratively implement to improve the process and reduce unnecessary delays for applicants, property owners, and agency staff.

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