Garodnick shepherded through major changes to zoning and land use that will impact housing production for years to come.

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A City Council committee passed a major proposal that would ease restrictions on housing growth in New York. The full Council is likely to approve it next month.

Over three acres of public green space was key to gaining local support for the project.

According to the same study, more than 70% of neighborhoods citywide have seen an uptick in food and drink businesses.

Store vacancy rates are still above prepandemic levels, but new food and drink businesses, led by Mexican, Japanese and Caribbean kitchens, have helped fill the void.

The benefits of the Adams administration’s zoning reform plan are especially big for those on the bottom rungs of the income ladder.