The City Council on Thursday signed off on Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” plan, paving the way for more housing in the five boroughs. 

The Council approved the plan by a vote of 31 to 20, two weeks after its Committee on Land Use and Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises members threw their support behind it. 

The plan, which is a modified version of Adams’ initial proposal, will update city zoning regulations. It is set to create around 80,000 new housing units over the next 15 years, the mayor said in a release. 

“Today is a historic day in New York City, but, more importantly, for working-class New Yorkers," Adams said in a statement. "We showed the nation that government can still be bold and brave by passing the most pro-housing piece of legislation in city history."

The initial proposal included around 108,000 new units, but that figure was reduced during negotiations between the City Council and the Adams administration.

“This cannot be the Council that turns their back and says, 'Scrap it. Let's move ahead.' Because I tell you that will never happen. It hasn’t happened in 20 years and it's not going to happen today if we say no to people who need some place to live and are looking to this body to deliver it," City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said at the meeting.

The approved plan includes $5 billion in funding for affordable housing and infrastructure projects, $1 billion of which will come from Gov. Kathy Hochul and go toward “housing capital” over the course of five years, if it is approved in the state budget. 

Opponents fear the plan will bring a rush of housing to small, family communities. 

“Let’s not say this is a good step forward. It's not. It's a giant step backward. And you’ll see a lot of people leaving but you’ll see the character of neighborhoods change. They’ll knock down one- and two-family homes and build multi-family homes,” City Councilman Bob Holden said.

Republican lawmakers and civic associations are already planning to challenge the "City of Ye"s in court. Holden said earlier he would be willing to join a lawsuit.

“There are some neighborhoods in the city that can take more housing and there’s others that can’t. That’s a very simple premise that really we weren’t even listened to," he said.

Along with the mayor, Hochul celebrated the passage.

“Our only shot at solving New York’s affordability crisis is by building more housing — and that’s why I’m committing $1 billion for projects that will make ‘City of Yes’ a reality,” Hochul said in her own statement. “I signed the most powerful pro-housing legislation in three generations earlier this year, but the work is far from over. That’s why it’s critical for New York City to move forward with zoning reforms that will create more of the homes New Yorkers so desperately need.” 

The plan also includes a tiered system for parking mandates, limits on building new units in flood zones and deeper affordable housing requirements. 

With the plan, it gives the mayor a win amid his ongoing battles with the Council and federal indictment.

“Today, we’re unlocking the American dream of a home for too many who previously felt it was just that a dream," he said.