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Breaking Housing Records

and Giving New Yorkers a

Key to their Future

A home is more than just four walls and a roof, it is the key to unlocking the American Dream.

It is a path towards stability and an opportunity. In order to meet our affordable housing crisis,

head on, we must continue to be bold and ambitious

ERIC ADAMS

ince day one of our administration, building
housing and bringing down the cost of living
Shas been two of our top priorities. We know
that in order to make New York City the best place
on the globe to raise a family, we need affordable
housing across the five boroughs. We need to build Our “Manhattan Plan” will create 100,000 new homes in the borough, bringing the total number of homes in Manhattan to 1
the housing working people, families, immigrants,
and young people need. million over the next decade (File photo)
For the past three years we have gone to work
to deliver housing for New Yorkers every day, ev- bers — they are older adults getting connected to With “City of Yes for Families,” we will help us build
erywhere. And last week, we announced back-to- accessible and affordable housing, formerly home- even more housing that meets the needs of fami-
back record-breaking calendar years producing less New Yorkers being handed a key to a stable lies, including co-located housing with libraries
critically needed affordable housing across the city. and safe apartment with a support network, and and housing that is closer to public transportation.
We have again built the most homeless units and families feeling like they can afford to live in the We are building with a “Everything, Every-
most supportive units. We also housed our older greatest city on the globe. where, All at Once” approach. That means build-
adults by building a record number of senior units. A home is more than just four walls and a roof, ing housing on every block, in every neighborhood,
We have also connected a record number of it is the key to unlocking the American Dream. It and in every borough. We are not just breaking
New Yorkers to that housing, with HPD connect- is a path towards stability and an opportunity. In records when it comes to housing. Last month, we
ing more New Yorkers to homes than ever before order to meet our affordable housing crisis, head announced, for the eighth time since we entered
in 2024. And thanks to our team at NYCHA, we on, we must continue to be bold and ambitious. office, that we broke the all-time high jobs record
have delivered more than $1.7 billion in critically That is why in my State of the City address last in our city. But I know the hustle in this city is real
needed capital repairs to our public housing sites. month, we laid out a bold vision for our “Manhat- and that too many families are still struggling.
The New York City Department of Social Services tan Plan” that will create 100,000 new homes in the Every day we are fighting to give New York-
also connected a record number of New Yorkers borough, bringing the total number of homes in ers a key to their future. Together, we are going
in shelter to subsidized permanent housing. Addi- Manhattan to 1 million over the next decade. to build more affordable housing so New York re-
tionally, more than 14,600 households moved out We are also building on our “City of Yes for mains the best place to raise a family and a place
of shelter using a variety of rental subsidies, re- Housing Opportunity” plan, the most pro-housing where all New Yorkers can build their American
flecting a 24 percent increase year-over-year. proposal in our city history that will invest billions Dreams.
But these records are more than just num- and build 80,000 new homes over the next 15 years. Eric Adams is the Mayor of New York City, NY

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