Officials with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Monday attempted to assuage City Council members’ litany of concerns about the sweeping “City of Yes” zoning overhaul, which is intended to boost housing construction across the Big Apple and ease the ongoing housing crisis.
Council members questioned officials with the city’s Departments of City Planning (DCP) and Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) over the zoning text amendment during the first of two public hearings on the plan this week. The hearings come after the plan passed the City Planning Commission late last month and is its final step ahead of a full council vote before the end of the year.
