Queens: Borough Pres. Donovan Richards Backs "City of Yes" - With Conditions

"Richards on Monday announced his conditional support for the Adams administration’s 'City of Yes' housing proposal, becoming the final borough president to weigh in on the highly contested plan, which aims to expand the city’s housing stock by 100,000 units by loosening zoning restrictions," reported WNYC's Gothamist. 

"Richards’ approval, which followed an Aug. 8 public hearing he held, came with recommendations. These included the establishment of a $1 billion fund that would help legalize basement apartments and bring them up to code and allowing the creation of parking at developments near major transit hubs to remain optional. Rachel Fee, the executive director of New York Housing Conference, said she expected the Adams administration and City Council to take Richards’ recommendations 'very seriously' as they negotiate further changes to City of Yes."