City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ housing agenda presents a five-borough approach to one of the greatest problems confronting the city.

She said her priority is “equitable distribution of affordable housing development so all communities contribute to solving the crisis.”

On Thursday, Speaker Adams unveiled a blueprint anchored by what she calls a “Fair Housing Framework” that considers access to opportunity, infrastructure capacity and displacement risk in each district.


What You Need To Know

  • The City Council's multi-pronged plan includes toolkit to guide legislators, developers and the public

  • Speaker Adrienne Adams says responsibility to build affordable units must be spread equitably across districts

  • Mayor Eric Adams responds that he and speaker agree that building is a way to alleviate the housing crisis

“This would direct highly resourced neighborhoods with good access to jobs, schools and public transportation to contribute to affordable housing development,” she said.

While Mayor Eric Adams last week stressed he believes that for the city to truly recover, “we need to build more” the city’s legislative leader, Adrienne Adams, laid out steps to increase equitable production, deepen affordability, preserve existing housing and restore support for city agencies.

“At the center of our plan is the everyday New Yorker,” she said.

The mayor’s “Get Stuff Built” blueprint proposes ways to cut through bureaucracy to get more buildings up faster.

The speaker said her “Housing Agenda to Confront the City’s Crisis” comes into play earlier in the process.

“What we’re talking about is comprehensive planning, so it’s definitely not the same as red tape or bureaucracy,” she said in response to NY1’s question. “Comprehensive planning for neighborhoods leads to better and more successful developments.”

When asked about Speaker Adams’ agenda and the stressing of fairness and affordability Thursday, Mayor Adams said, “We look forward to working side-by-side with her. We are on the page that we need to build more housing.”

The council’s plan also includes a 22-page planning and land use toolkit as guidance.

One of many recommendations?

Opportunities should be identified for 100% affordable, supportive and senior housing on city- and nonprofit owned land.