November 1, 2024
Housing plan addresses lack of commitments for affordability, infrastructure and housing protections in mayoral administration’s proposed zoning reform
City Hall, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Members announced City for All, the Council’s inclusive housing plan to holistically address New Yorkers’ wide range of housing challenges with policy actions and investments. The Council’s housing plan is focused on advancing a more affordable, livable, and sustainable city for all New Yorkers, calling for deeper affordability in housing, increased affordable homeownership and housing preservation efforts, investments in community infrastructure, stronger tenant protections, better use of housing vouchers, and increased capacity for housing agencies. The City for All housing plan is the Council’s response to Mayor Adams’ citywide zoning reform proposal, currently under review by the Council, lacking complementary housing investments and policies that confront the housing issues facing New Yorkers and their neighborhoods.
“New Yorkers need more housing, but affordability, homeownership opportunities, housing security and stability, and neighborhood investments are equally important to help working- and middle-class residents in our city,” said Speaker Adrienne Adams. “In order to ensure everyone in our city has safe and stable housing to continue contributing to the strength of our city and its economy, we must go beyond zoning reforms to address all the unrelenting housing pressures that leave New Yorkers struggling to afford finding or staying in homes. Without holistic solutions, our city’s severe housing and affordability crisis will only worsen. I am proud to join with my colleagues and advocates to announce City for All, the Council’s housing plan to meet the full range of housing needs of New Yorkers. Taken together, these actions and investments can help ease the challenges facing New Yorkers, allowing our city to become more affordable, livable, and sustainable. The Council intends to advance City for All to secure the housing justice all New Yorkers deserve.”
Further details on the plan can be found here.
