Mayor Eric Adams has hailed the New York City Council Land Use and Zoning Committees for voting in favor of the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a key component of his broader housing agenda.

“For too long, restrictive, outdated zoning has held our city and our neighborhoods back,” said Mayor Adams in a statement following the committees’ decision. “To address the city’s decades-long housing crisis and make New York City the best place to raise a family, we must take bold, transformational action to build more homes in transit-rich areas near New Yorkers’ jobs and services.”

The Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan forms part of the mayor’s ambitious “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” — a sweeping zoning reform initiative aimed at tackling the city’s housing shortage. Adams described it as “the most pro-housing zoning reform in the city’s history,” coupled with five proposed neighborhood rezonings across Central Brooklyn, the East Bronx, Midtown South, Jamaica, and Long Island City.

“These efforts will help us deliver more than 130,000 new homes for New Yorkers over the coming decades — opening the door for more housing to be created under this administration than the last 20 years and two administrations combined,” Adams asserted.

With the committees’ approval, the Atlantic Avenue plan moves closer to full implementation, promising not only expanded affordable housing but also job creation and enhancements to public infrastructure.

“Today, we took another major step forward toward building and preserving more affordable housing, creating more jobs, and improving streets and parks in Central Brooklyn with the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan,” Adams stated. “I thank the City Council for advancing our ambitious plan through the Land Use and Zoning Committees and for their shared commitment to a plan that will create the homes that New Yorkers need and will address local priorities.”

The mayor concluded by expressing optimism for the plan’s next legislative hurdle: “We look forward to continuing to work with our partners in the City Council in advance of a full vote later this month.”