As expected yesterday, City Council approved Mayor de Blasio's housing plan that will pave the way for a series of rezonings across New York City that aim to build and maintain 200,000 units of affordable housing by 2024. Here's a roundup of headlines from various media outlets about the mayor's rezoning victory ...
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New York Passes Rent Rules to Blunt Gentrification (
The New York Times)
De Blasio’s affordable housing plans both clear City Council with ease, despite spirited protest from community groups (
Daily News)
City Council Approves Zoning Changes Key to de Blasio's Affordable Housing Plan (
WNYC)
Council overwhelmingly approves de Blasio’s plan to rezone the city (
Politico New York)
Community Groups Disappointed by Lack of Details and Info on Rezoning Deal (
DNAinfo)
Developers say de Blasio affordable housing plan is “almost meaningless” without 421a (
The Real Deal)
De Blasio Earns Political Win in NYC Affordable-Housing Vote (
Bloomberg)
Developers Are "Very, Very Excited To Pioneer" New Neighborhoods Under De Blasio's Affordable Housing Plan (
Gothamist)
New York City Just Took A Huge Step To Tackle Obscenely High Rents (
Huffington Post)
What you need to know about de Blasio's affordable housing victory (
New York Business Journal)
Activists Vow to Fight Mayor's 'Gentrification Plan' in the Neighborhoods (
DNAinfo)
Protesters Denounce De Blasio's Housing Plan Ahead Of Vote: "The Word Affordability Has Been Co-opted By The Government" (
Gothamist)
City Council Approves Mayor's Affordable Housing Plan, But Not Without Drama (
NY1)
New York City affordable housing programs designed to benefit developers (
World Socialist Web Site)