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City Council says yes to Mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ zoning changes for businesses

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on June 7, 2024

A sweeping zoning text amendment designed to make it easier for businesses to operate and expand in the Big Apple passed the City Council on Thursday — clearing its final hurdle before going to Mayor Eric Adams for his signature.

The zoning plan, known as the “City of Yes: Zoning for Economic Opportunity” (ZEO), is a suite of 18 separate proposals that will loosen zoning rules around where and how businesses can operate that have been in place since the early 1960s. The two bills making up the plan passed the council by a 34 to 16 and 35 to 15 votes, after the body made several amendments to them.

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