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OPINION: Candidates Must Pledge to Strengthen ‘City of Yes’ to End Parking Mandates
Anyone not supporting the elimination of parking mandates is only perpetuating our city's housing crisis, says this planning expert.
January 27, 2025
Map: How Did Community Boards Vote on ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plan
With most of the community board recommendations in, Streetsblog mapped where residents are saying "yes" to more housing and less parking.
July 22, 2024
Brooklyn BP Wants Mayor Adams To Do More To Reduce Parking
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso's recommendation on City of Yes: Eliminating parking mandates is not enough!
July 17, 2024
Two Brooklyn Boards Say Yes To Mayor’s Housing Plan (Sort Of…)
In Brooklyn, two community boards with very different demographics split on parking mandates.
June 14, 2024
Supporters, Mayor Rally for ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Change as it Enters Public Review Phase
The mayor's signature zoning plan is ready for review by all 59 community board, plus the city's five borough presidents and then each Council member. Advocates are worried it will be watered down.
April 29, 2024
City of Yes Yes Yes! Adams Calls for Elimination of Parking Mandates on ALL New Housing
Mayor Adams today announced the historic end to one of the city’s most antiquated — and despised — zoning laws requiring the construction of parking with every new development.
September 21, 2023
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
Happy New Year! Now, Here are Some Resolutions for the Mayor and Governor
Streetsblog asked leading voices in the livable streets movement to give some marching orders to Big Apple and Empire State decision-makers so that we can all have a more-fulfilling year in 2023. Here are the resolutions they have for the mayor, governor and our agencies.
January 1, 2023
Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities
The city's outdated zoning code must be amended to give regulators the teeth they need to rein in “last-mile” distribution facilities that are popping up in low-income communities of color, environmental justice groups said as they filed a zoning proposal.
September 8, 2022
Builder Wants Atlantic Ave. Tower to be a Model for Pedestrian-Friendly Development on Deadly Corridor
“It's a 180-degree shift," said the project's architect.
March 24, 2022