EDITOR’S NOTE: Tipping Point? is a journalistic initiative launched by Advance/SILive.com to inform Staten Islanders how NYC’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal could impact the borough. The plan, which will be voted on by the City Council this year, calls for significant zoning changes designed to spur development of new homes and apartments amid a citywide housing shortage.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — What could Staten Island look like if city officials implement the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal?
The proposal which has been blasted by local community boards and elected officials alike, calls for significant citywide zoning changes designed to spur development of new homes and apartments amid a citywide housing shortage.
City officials have repeatedly claimed that the intent of the proposed changes is to bring “a little more housing in every neighborhood,” with all corners of New York City required to do their part in addressing the citywide issue.
On Staten Island, the proposed zoning reforms would …