New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is seeking to turn an underused NYPD parking lot into an affordable housing development.
The project is designed to create 131 affordable housing units, with 30% of the new apartments reserved for formerly homeless New Yorkers. The project would also include a senior center, community space and replacement parking.
According to The Gothamist, the parking lot in Manhattan’s East Village is the first city-owned site designated for housing development by the Democratic Socialist mayor. During his campaign, Mamdani promised to create 200,000 affordable homes and preserve another 200,000 over the next 10 years.
“Today’s announcement is a testament to what can happen when we are able to cut through the red tape and unlock public land to build new affordable housing,” said Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy in a statement.
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