Open New York’s full 2025 Policy Agenda is now out!
Here are some of our top items 🧵
Here are some of our top items 🧵
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In Albany, that means passing the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act this session.
In NYC, that means transformative neighborhood plans, like the upcoming rezonings in Midtown South, Long Island City, Atlantic Ave, and more.
http://nyfaithhousing.org
At the state level that means streamlining environmental review, which delays reasonable projects by years.
In NYC, that means enabling safe, efficient, single-stair buildings.
We should set statewide housing growth targets, and in NYC, we should use the Charter to fast-track projects in areas that fail to meet fair housing goals.
See our thread for more
https://bsky.app/profile/opennewyork.org/post/3lhubkkciac25
That means passing the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), and the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP).
In NYC, we should create accountability and transparency for New Yorkers applying to co-op boards (Int. 407).