New York City’s push to address its housing crisis gained momentum as the City Council’s Land Use and Zoning Committees unanimously approved Mayor Eric Adams’ Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, paving the way for a full Council vote. The plan aims to transform the vibrant Midtown South neighborhood by introducing thousands of new homes, leveraging its prime location and transit access, while also investing in infrastructure upgrades like the Broadway and 34th Street busway. This initiative, part of Adams’ broader goal to create 100,000 new homes in Manhattan over the next decade, underscores his administration’s aggressive housing agenda, which has already facilitated over 426,000 homes citywide.
Mayor Adams’ Statement After City Council Committee Votes Unanimously to Advance Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the New York City Council Land Use and Zoning Committees voted unanimously in favor of the Adams administration’s Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, moving it on to a vote by the full Council:
“To address New York City’s dire housing crisis, we must take bold, transformative steps that build more housing in every neighborhood, including Midtown South. This community has long been a centerpiece of our city, brimming with iconic parks, buildings, and businesses, as well as fantastic transit access. This makes it all the more unbelievable that zoning rules have stopped the creation of new homes throughout the neighborhood; but now, we are going to change that.
“With today’s vote, we’re taking another step forward in helping to create a more dynamic Midtown South where New Yorkers of all income levels can live, work, and play. Not only will this plan deliver thousands of new homes for this central neighborhood, but it also represents a down payment on our vision of 100,000 new homes across all of Manhattan over the next decade. Furthermore, this agreement underscores our commitment to pairing housing with investments in our infrastructure — including the transformation and reconstruction of Broadway and 34th Street busway.
“Our administration is not just talking about our housing crisis; we are taking action to tackle it every single day. We have shattered affordable housing records year after year, passed the first citywide rezoning reform in six decades, and laid out ambitious plans to create more family-friendly neighborhoods across all five boroughs. When you put it all together, our administration has already created, preserved, or planned over 426,000 homes for New Yorkers through our work to date, reinforcing, once again, why we are the most pro-housing administration in city history.
“Thank you to Council Speaker Adams, Land Use Committee Chair Salamanca, Jr., Zoning Subcommittee Chair Riley, and Councilmembers Powers and Bottcher for their support for this ambitious proposal and for working with our administration to build the homes that New Yorkers need. We look forward to a full vote later this month and bringing this ambitious vision for Midtown to life.”
August 6, 2025 Manhattan, New York
Sources: NYC.gov , Big New York news BigNY.com
