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NYC Mayor Adams announces

Citywide Day of Action to Educate New Yorkers

on Historic Affordable Housing Proposal

Over 100 Senior Administration Officials and Government Staffers Visit All Five Boroughs

to Educate New Yorkers on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity

New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr. City volunteers, including Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, canvassing for City of Yes
talking to everyday New Yorkers about City of Yes at Grand Concourse in the Bronx at the Staten Island Ferry.

OUR BUREAU are holding back housing growth. I am
excited to support this initiative that
NEW YORK, NY
brings together city agencies to inform
ew York City Mayor Eric Ad- New Yorkers of our plans to tackle the
ams has announced a citywide housing crisis and build a New York
Nday of action to educate every- where everyone can thrive.”
day New Yorkers on the “City of Yes The Adams administration has
for Housing Opportunity,” a historic prioritized educating New Yorkers
zoning proposal to enable the cre- and answering questions on City of
ation of a “little more housing in ev- Yes for Housing Opportunity during
ery neighborhood.” Over 100 senior every step of the approval process.
administration officials and staffers Last month, the CPC approved the
across city government distributed ed- proposal following an extensive pub-
ucational materials, answered ques- lic review process, including over 175
tions, and informed New Yorkers on Community Board meetings, 10 pub-
the City of Yes for Opportunity pro- lic information sessions, a CPC hear-
posal across all five boroughs. As New Dy. Mayor of Strategic Initiatives Ana Almanzar handing out literature in Downtown Brooklyn ing in which a majority of speakers
York City faces a generational hous- testified in favor of the proposal, and
ing crisis with just a 1.4 percent rental play a crucial role in making a differ- in the ‘Yes to Housing’ coalition, the more. The proposal also received fa-
vacancy rate, the proposal would al- ence. Together, we can build our way AARP, more than 20 LGBTQ+ orga- vorable recommendations from Bronx
low for the creation of up to 108,850 out of the housing crisis — and that nizations, 18 Community Boards, and Borough President Vanessa Gibson,
new homes over the next 15 years. starts with saying ‘yes’ to City of Yes.” 72 percent of New York voters who Brooklyn Borough President Antonio
“All throughout the five bor- “Our dedicated civil servants approve of City of Yes.” Reynoso, Manhattan Borough Presi-
oughs, New Yorkers are experiencing have fanned out citywide during this “Inclusive engagement means en- dent Mark Levine, and Queens Bor-
firsthand the impact of a generational day of action to educate New Yorkers suring that New Yorkers are equipped ough President Donovan Richards.
housing crisis. However, there is relief about City of Yes and the vital role it with the information they need to Since the start of his administra-
in sight, thanks to our ‘City of Yes for will play in creating affordability city- understand the policy changes that tion, Mayor Adams has made record
Housing Opportunity’ proposal,” said wide,” said First Deputy Mayor Ma- affect them, especially on the pressing investments towards creating and pre-
Mayor Adams. “To spread the word ria Torres-Springer. “We believe that challenges of housing,” said Acting serving affordable housing. In July,
and help educate New Yorkers, our through this effort, even more New New York City Chief Engagement Mayor Adams announced back-to-
dedicated public servants are hitting Yorkers will join the four borough Officer Crystal Price. “‘City of Yes for back record breaking years in both
the streets to explain how a little more presidents, the City Planning Com- Housing Opportunity’ is a collabora- creating and connecting New Yorkers
housing in every neighborhood can mission, nearly 150 advocacy groups tive effort to remove the barriers that to affordable housing.

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