Introduction Why parking requirements matter On December 5, the NYC city council passed the City of...
What's changed with the City of Yes?
The City of Yes passed on December 5. And before the online resources are updates, we've already made our way through 3,322 pages of zoning regulations (warning, 100MB), to give you an overview of the changes, with a summary to get going. On purpose, we don't cover everything that's changed, we focus on the parts that are most likely to move the needle:
| Initiative | Who qualifies? | Benefit | Results |
| Transit-Oriented Development | R1-R5, Next to transit, large lot | More FAR | Post: 23,000 lots qualify |
| Town-Center Housing | R1-R5, commercially zoned | More FAR | Review in progress |
| Parking Requirements | Most zoning districts | Less required parking | Post: Parking requirements have been practically eliminated for multi-family buildings |
| ADU | 1-2 units in building | Build and rent ADU | Completed post: More than 100,000 lots allow for ADUs |
| District Fixes | Some districts in R1-R5 | More FAR | Review in progress |
The table also links to our in-depth reviews. Over the coming views, we will fill this out fully, and give you a way to understand how much each initiative matters.
