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Council Likely To Weaken Mayor’s ‘City Of Yes’ Pro-Housing Zoning Plan

The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is up for a vote on Thursday and the City Council has signaled it will roll back the proposal to remove parking mandates citywide.

November 20, 2024

President Sprawl? What’s With Pols Talking About Developing Federal Land?

The federal government's job should be "to make sure that all people have the choice of living in the community that they choose and that they’re able to afford to live there,” said one activist.

October 23, 2024

Poll: A Few Wealthy Loudmouths Want to Keep Mandatory Parking

Seventy-four percent of New York City voters support Mayor Adams's plan to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new housing developments, according to a new poll.

October 22, 2024

Will Indicted Mayor Adams’s Bid to Eliminate Parking Mandates Survive Council Review?

As the City Council review proccess begins, experts say it is crucial to keep getting rid of parking mandates in the City of Yes.

October 3, 2024

Op-Ed: Eliminating Parking Mandate is the Central Piece of ‘City of Yes’ Plan

City of Yes can only work — and we urgently need it to work — if we do that. 

October 2, 2024

Our Overbuilt Road Network Costs Americans Trillions in Lost Housing Opportunities

America has poured enough asphalt to build its sprawling auto-centric road network to cover the entire nation of the Netherlands.

August 26, 2024

City of ‘No’: Community Board Members Don’t Want Newcomers Stealing ‘Their’ Parking

The road to more housing is paved with lots of people who don't want to give up parking, as the mayor is finding as his City of Yes plan goes forward.

May 10, 2024

City Wants More Housing, Not Parking, in Downtown Brooklyn

A developer’s plan to enlarge a parking lot in Downtown Brooklyn is irresponsible and misguided, pols and advocates charge.

August 11, 2023