Affordable housing: These parts of NYC are on the Mamdani administration’s fast track for new units. What does it mean for communities?

New York City will implement a fast-track process for affordable housing in 12 community districts starting next year. The initiative targets neighborhoods across Manhattan and Queens.
A new fast-track process for affordable housing will take effect in 12 community districts next year, after the Mamdani administration on Thursday identified the neighborhoods where the voter-approved changes will apply. The list runs from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights to the Upper East and West Sides of Manhattan, parts of eastern and southern Queens,...
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