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Eric Adams: “City of Yes rezoned the entire city.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams' Town Hall in Rockaway: Addressing Crime, Housing, and Community Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 53:24

And so here's what we were saying. That's why City of Yes was important because there were many communities that were not building their share of affordable housing and senior housing. City of Yes rezoned the entire city. And we said we need to build a little more over the whole city city so that we can build that type of housing in Far Rockaway that you're talking about. (53:24–53:28)

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Asserts that the "City of Yes" initiative resulted in the rezoning of the entire city.

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