New York City Council subcommittee votes to pass Mayor Eric Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ affordable housing plan [Video]

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Mayor Eric Adams’ plan for more affordable housing went before the New York City Council on Thursday.

The council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use passed the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Plan” by a 4-2 vote. Now that the plan has passed through the committees, the full council will likely vote on it during a Dec. 5 meeting.

Both Mayor Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the agreement to advance the plan.

“Everyday New Yorkers have carried the burden of a generational housing crisis for far too long. Today, in partnership with Governor Hochul, Speaker Adams, and Chairs Salamanca and Riley, we are one step closer to delivering long overdue relief through the ‘City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,'” Mayor Adams said.

“New York has a housing affordability crisis and there’s only one way out: build more housing,” Governor Hochul said. “That’s why earlier …