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NYC Housing Reform Meets the Permitting Machine
Friday, June 19, 2026 · 9 min
City of Yes housing reforms frame a broader New York fight over how zoning, agency capacity, and affordability rules translate into actual homes, while MTA performance metrics show how official dashboards can miss riders’ daily experience.
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City of Yes housing reforms frame a broader New York fight over how zoning, agency capacity, and affordability rules translate into actual homes, while MTA performance metrics show how official dashboards can miss riders’ daily experience.
In this episode
- [PDF] City of Yes for Housing - Illustrated Guide - NYC.gov — New York City Planning
for Housing Opportunity an illustrated guide April 2024 Image Credit: Alfred Twu Housing Opportunity / Introduction NYC Planning 2 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Key Proposals 4 Key Terms 5 Proposals for Low-Density Districts 6 Town Center Zoning 7 Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) 12 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) 16 District Fixes 19 Proposal for Medium- and High-Density Districts 24…
- Step Back — The Comptroller is saying the MTA’s subway performance numbers can make service look better than it feels on the platform — so what’s the difference between measuring trains and measuring riders, and why does that choice matter?
Background sources
- DiNapoli Report Identifies Trends in Causes of Subway Delays | Office of the New York State Comptroller — Office of the New York State Comptroller
- MTA makes gains in subway performance using data — Ny1
- NYC's obsolete subway cars causing more problems for riders, comptroller report says - Gothamist — Ramsey Khalifeh Published Sep 10, 2025 Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email
- Recommendations for Building a More Effective and Equitable Housing System | New York City Bar Association — New York City Bar Association
 # Recommendations for Building a More Effective and Equitable Housing System ### SUMMARY The **Housing and Urban Development Committee** (Farhana Choudhry and Julia Solo, Co-Chairs) issued a set of policy recommendations to the new mayoral administration to address the City’s housing affordability crisis. The memo…
- NYC Zoning Updates: ‘City of Yes’ Reshapes Housing Development Rules | Insights | Greenberg Traurig LLP — Greenberg Traurig LLP
January 27, 2025 GT Alert # NYC Zoning Updates: ‘City of Yes’ Reshapes Housing Development Rules Related Professionals [Deirdre A. Carson](/en/professionals/c/carson-deirdre-a) [Daniel G. Egers](/en/professionals/e/egers-daniel-g) [Nick Hockens](/en/professionals/h/hockens-nick) [Jay A. Segal](/en/professionals/s/segal-jay-a) [Allison L. Curreri](/en/professionals/c/curreri-allison-l) [Michael…
- Building Applications & Permits - Buildings — City of New York
     ##  # Building Applications & Permits Before any construction project…