Mayor Adams celebrates surpassing 2024 state of the city commitment to advance 24 affordable housing projects on 24 public sites in 2024

NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams celebrated surpassing the city’s ambitious “24 in 24” plan to advance 24 affordable housing projects on public sites in 2024, ultimately creating or preserving over 13,000 units of housing.

Delivering on a key promise in Mayor Adams’ 2023 state of the city address, the city advanced 26 projects across all five boroughs in 2024 as the city continues to face a generational housing crisis and 1.4 percent rental vacancy rate.

Today’s announcement comes after the passage of Mayor Adams’ “city of yes for housing opportunity” plan, the most pro-housing zoning proposal in New York City history.

The City of Yes proposal alone exceeds all the housing created from rezonings during any mayoral administration of the last 50 years, including all 12 years of the Bloomberg administration and all eight years of the de Blasio administration.

“Last year in our State of the City, we made a pledge to New Yorkers to use every tool in our toolbox to build the affordable housing that our city deserves. Since then, we have passed the most pro-housing zoning proposal in city history, committed a record $26 billion in housing capital, broke records again in building and connecting New Yorkers to affordable housing, and, today, we fulfilled another pledge. We surpassed our ambitious ’24 in 24′ plan, delivering 26 projects across all five boroughs to face this generational housing crisis head on,” said Mayor Adams.

“While today we celebrate, tomorrow we continue the work. For this upcoming State of the City, we look forward to going even bigger and bolder to deliver the housing relief that New Yorkers need and deserve.”

“Mayor Adams empowered us to use every tool in our toolbox to build housing everywhere, and a major piece of this strategy — now fulfilled and surpassed — was ’24 in 24′,” said First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer.

“Less than a year after the mayor announced the project in his State of the City, we have exceeded our promise to advance 24 projects on public land and surpassed our goal for housing units created or preserved. As we look to the 2025 State of the City, the mayor will show that our momentum on housing will only continue.”

“This achievement not only fulfills a critical promise to New Yorkers, but also sets a bold precedent in addressing the city’s housing crisis,” said New York State Senator and Committee on Social Services Chair Roxanne J. Persaud.

“I commend the Adams administration for taking this crucial step in creating thousands of much-needed units across all five boroughs.”

“In a city where half of renters are rent-burdened and construction is not keeping pace with demand, we must be creative and utilize every square inch of available space to build more affordable housing,” said New York State Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar. 

“The ’24 in 24′ campaign was a huge success, exceeding its goal by advancing 25 affordable housing projects on public sites in 2024. This will create and preserve over 12,000 units of housing, part of the record-breaking affordable housing production in this administration. That is thousands more New Yorkers living with safety, dignity, and stability without breaking the bank. I am proud of my work to expedite housing production, passing legislation to bring the procurement process online and helping pass the progressive design build bill, as well as authoring bills to provide access to adjoining lots and construct 3D-printed housing. Together, we will do everything in our power to give New Yorkers the dignified housing they deserve.”

“With New York City in the midst of a housing crisis, it’s never been more important to build more housing as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.

“I’m proud of the work we’ve done in Queens to build thousands of homes across numerous communities, and I’m excited by the prospect of building hundreds more badly-needed affordable units in the Hunters Point South area of Long Island City. I look forward to working with the city on many more efforts in the near future to increase Queens’ affordable housing stock and ensure many more families have a cost-efficient roof over their heads.”

“Creating and preserving affordable housing is critical for the future of Manhattan and the entire city,” said New York City Councilmember Carlina Rivera.

“As we continue advancing strategies to tackle our persistent housing crisis, initiatives like ’24 in 24′ help prevent displacement and provide an opportunity for safe, inexpensive places to live. Our efforts to expand and preserve affordable housing will ensure that all New Yorkers can remain in their communities, and that new residents can contribute to the vibrancy of our city.”

“Today’s announcement of the city surpassing its goal for the ‘24 in 24’ plan is a victory for our communities,” said New York City Councilmember Kamillah Hanks.

“Here on Staten Island, the Jersey Street Garage will deliver 233 units, creating not just affordable housing, but also homeownership opportunities for our residents. I’m proud to celebrate this milestone alongside Mayor Adams and my colleagues.”