Long Island NIMBYs, rejoice! As state budget talks drag on, NY1’s Zack Finkthat Governor Kathy Hochul is dropping the density mandates in her Housing Compact — including a provision to give the state the authority to bypass local zoning codes if towns failed to play ball. Hochul’s office hasn’t explicitly said that the mandates won’t be a part of the final deal, but things seemed to behas agreed to drop overriding local zoning to build more affordable housing in state budget talks.
Other proposals remain on the table, such as basement conversions and FAR’sSuburban lawmakers, in particular, have been losing their minds over the idea of having to increase their housing capacity by 3 percent every three years.
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