On Jan. 22, 2024, the City Planning Commission commenced the public review process for land use actions surrounding two planned Metro-North Railroad stations in the Parkchester/Van Nest and Morris Park neighborhoods of the...more
On Monday, Oct. 30, the City Planning Commission (CPC) referred out for public review the proposed zoning text amendment known as “City of Yes for Economic Opportunity.” The proposal — the second in the administration’s...more
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, City Council Member Julie Won and officials of the Adams administration announced the launch of two planning studies for portions of Western Queens.
The first neighborhood study, dubbed “One Long...more
On Thursday, Sept. 21, New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered an address in which he outlined the administration’s proposal for zoning reforms to increase housing production throughout New York City. The initiative, dubbed...more
On Jan. 31, the Manhattan borough president released Housing Manhattanites: A Report on Where and How to Build the Housing We Need.
The Report identifies 171 housing opportunity sites that are currently zoned for...more
On Jan. 9, 2023, the city’s Office Adaptive Reuse Task Force issued its report titled the “New York City Office Adaptive Reuse Study.” The Task Force was established to study the potential for the conversion of vacant office...more
On May 3, 2021, the City Planning Commission referred out for public review a zoning text amendment that would require a special permit for the creation or material enlargement of transient hotels (Zoning Use Group 5) and...more