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EDITOR’S NOTE: Tipping Point? is a journalistic initiative launched by Advance/SILive.com to inform Staten Islanders how NYC’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal could impact the borough. The plan, which will be voted on by the City Council this year, calls for significant zoning changes designed to spur development of new homes and apartments amid a citywide housing shortage.

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Mayor Eric Adams officially signed the 'City of Yes for Housing Opportunities'  into law during a ceremony on Wednesday, the last stop of a long campaign for zoning reform aimed at ending the ongoing housing crisis. The initiative is set to create 82,000 new homes over the next 15 years and involve a substantial $5 billion investment in infrastructure to support affordable housing and tenant protection across all five boroughs.  “This effort is …

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Increased housing supply created under the zoning reforms could bring an estimated 70,000 to 97,000 new transit riders to the city’s subway, bus and commuter rail lines—bringing an additional $224,188,000 to $309,224,000 per year to the MTA’s coffers, a new report found. 
Adi TalwarCommuters boarding a Bx12 (Select Bus Service) in the Bronx in 2018.  Earlier this month, the New York City Council adopted a revised version of Mayor Eric Adams’ Cit…

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On Wednesday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams held a hearing to sign the City of Yes Housing Opportunity bill into law. 
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