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14,000 new homes (at least 4,000 income-restricted), more commercial space, better waterfront access, and an enhanced public realm. It's all in the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan draft zoning proposal! See it for yourself at https://lnkd.in/eg_bjQTZ and read more in the Daily News: https://lnkd.in/e6CBjiUJ

Vacancy rates. Homeownership. Affordable housing. Parking! Watch NYC Planning Director Dan Garodnick address some of the questions and misconceptions we've been hearing about #CityOfYes for Housing Opportunity, as we present the proposal to community boards across the five boroughs. For an even deeper dive into the Housing Opportunity proposal, check out our new FAQ at https://lnkd.in/eb5n7BHz

🚨 Breaking: the New York City Council just voted to adopt #CityOfYes for Economic Opportunity! Goodbye old, weird commercial zoning rules, and hello vibrant streets, family-friendly amusements, dancing, and industrial jobs!

Starting today, Green Fast Track is in effect! That means environmentally friendly homes can now be built faster, helping NYC tackle its housing crisis and achieve its climate goals. Green Fast Track for Housing streamlines the environmental review process for small- and medium-sized residential developments. By cutting up to two years and $100,000 of red tape, Green Fast Track will speed up construction of much-needed housing across the city. If it had been in place over the past decade, 12,000 homes could have been built more quickly! Read more in Bloomberg:

Keith Powers, Chi Ossé and Erik Bottcher are right: "most New Yorkers would be surprised to find out that the simple act of stepping inside your favorite bar and dancing...may actually still be breaking the law." It's time to change that with #CityofYes for Economic Opportunity!

Thanks to Long Island City Partnership for their support of #CityOfYes for Economic Opportunity, which would boost small businesses and help commercial corridors thrive in #LongIslandCity and across New York! Read more from Laura Rothrock ⬇️  https://lnkd.in/eBwe9iXy

"A vote of YES for the City of Yes for Economic Opportunity is a resounding vote of NO to storefront vacancies." Read NYC Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick and NYC Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin D. Kim in today's New York Daily News:

Public review for #CityofYes for Housing Opportunity is officially underway! That means we’re one step closer to tackling our housing crisis by creating a little more housing across the city. Here’s what comes next: The NYC Department of City Planning team will bring the proposal to Community Boards, Borough Boards and Borough Presidents across the city for input and review. It then goes to the City Planning Commission. If passed, the City Council is anticipated to vote by late 2024. The stakes couldn’t be higher: we’re facing a generational housing shortage that we need to tackle together. If every neighborhood builds a little more housing, it can make a big difference citywide! Let's make it happen.