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City Council introduces land use guidelines and housing agenda a week after Mayor Adams rolled out his own plan

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on December 15, 2022
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A week after Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan to boost housing production across the five boroughs centered around cutting red tape, the City Council released guidelines for getting the most community benefits out of the land use application process and its own housing agenda focussed on building more “affordable” units.

The “Planning and Land Use Toolkit” lists several items the council believes should be considered in each land use decision, such as: expanding engagement with communities, getting the most affordable housing out of each project, offering good-paying jobs to area residents and bettering open space and the streetscape.

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