2 years since Adams and Hochul’s recovery plan, how has New York fared?

Two years ago, with the depths of the pandemic still close in the rearview mirror, New York’s top officials charted a way forward: dozens of big ideas proposed by a group of 57 civic leaders, endorsed by the mayor and governor and geared toward revitalizing the city’s business districts.Now, the “New” New York panel is no longer so new, and many of the 40 initiatives released in the Dec. 14, 2022 report have made strides. Among them:Midtown seems set to evolve into more of a 24-7 neighborhood thanks to a pending rezoning, new allowances for office-to-residential conversions at the city and state levels, and the lifting of a cap on residential density that the report had singled out.Recommendations that the city change zoning to boost business growth, housing and green-energy projects were achieved this year through the approval of Mayor Eric Adams’ three City of Yes plans, which were already in the works when the 2022 report was published.A few ideas stand out as unachieved, including:A proposal to “increase bus speeds” to improve transport to business districts has fallen flat — New York’s buses now crawl at an abysmal 8.1 miles per hour, even lower than the average two years ago, and Adams has gone against the report by implementing fewer dedicated bus lanes.Plans to “accelerate modernization of libraries to support remote work” are hard to square with the mayor’s proposal to slash library budgets this year, although their funding levels were ultimately restored to the... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2024-12-16 10:48:25 UTC ]

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