Chair Sherman details neighborhood planning and transit-oriented development

First, we are working to create more housing choices in more parts of the city.

We have rapidly advanced neighborhood planning efforts along White Plains Road in the Bronx and McDonald's Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn.

Working closely with community and city council partners like Chair Riley

to develop comprehensive plans that update outdated zoning, create more housing, require permanent affordability, support local businesses, and deliver needed investments.

We greatly appreciate the Council's collaboration and partnership in these efforts.

We are also developing a citywide transit-oriented development initiative.

We have one of the world's most extensive subway systems, and it is the lifeblood of our city.

But in too many places, restrictive zoning limits housing, even directly next to subway stations.

That means fewer homes near transit, longer commutes, and less access to jobs, schools, services, and opportunity.

Through this initiative, we can fix outdated rules, expand housing opportunity, and require affordability so more New Yorkers across all income levels can live close to the transit system they rely on.

As the proposal takes shape, we look forward to engaging closely with the council and working together to build the support needed to move forward.