That’s why we are calling on the City Council to support the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal, a plan to update zoning to allow more housing
New Yorkers have seen a lot of news and headlines over the last few days about what is happening in our city. Here is what has not changed: our city is still facing an unprecedented housing crisis that is larger than any one administration. And we still need our public officials to deliver results. Working-class New Yorkers, like the over 80,000 union strong 32BJ building service workers members we represent in the city are still answering the call, clocking in, and doing their jobs.
For too long, the housing crisis has hurt working New Yorkers while holding back the city’s local economy. More than half of New York City renters —including many 32BJ members — are paying more than 30 percent of their income on rent, and the vacancy rate of rental apartments is the lowest it has been since 1968. Homeownership is increasingly out of reach, even for New Yorkers with a good union job and steady paycheck.
Here’s what City of Yes means for everyday New Yorkers. The proposal creates a little more housing in every neighborhood through a set of carefully crafted zoning changes – which has not been done for more than half a century – to increase overall housing supply. According to the New York City Department of City Planning, the proposal could produce as many as 108,850 new homes over the next 15 years. Big problems require big solutions.
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