The vote, along with a similar recommendation by Community Board 4 on Tuesday night, provides backing for de Blasio’s fourth neighborhood rezoning.
Board 5, which shares an equal portion of the rezoning, will vote Wednesday.
The mayor unlocked a door between homeless shelters and public housing that his predecessor had closed. Some advocates want de Blasio to open it event wider.
‘CLTs achieve a delicate balance of providing families with the opportunities of homeownership, like building equity and providing stability, while also protecting public resources in perpetuity.’
New statistics reveal the extent to which the de Blasio administration has favored for-profit developers, as well as evidence that non-profits build more deeply affordable housing.
Two faith-based organizations are calling for investments in NYCHA and 15,000 units of affordable senior apartments on NYCHA land.
The mayor has done a lot. But his critics in the housing world say he is still falling short of what the city’s affordability crisis demands.
There was one vote against, and one abstention, linked to concerns about displacement.
Advocates are continuing to push for the Housing Not Warehousing Act, a package of three bills that would mandate new protocols to identify vacant buildings and land.
NYCHA has taken steps to improve its emergency transfer program for crime witnesses and victims who want to move to new developments for their safety. But administrative delays and practical hurdles abound.
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