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UPDATE Bronx CB7 Neighborhood Planning Study to Begin in 2025 as Deal Struck on “City of Yes” for Housing Opportunity

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Neighborhood planning studies will begin in 2025 for Bronx Community District 7 after the Adams administration, the governor, and the New York City Council struck a $5 billion deal on Thursday, Nov. 21, to move ahead with a revised housing plan that aims to address the citywide housing shortage and affordability crisis by building a little more housing in every City neighborhood. Similar neighborhood planning studies are also due to take place in 2025 for Bronx Community District 12 and Brooklyn Community Districts 12, 14, and 17.

Maria Springer-Torres Announced as New First Deputy Mayor, Replacing Sheena Wright

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday, Oct. 8, that Maria Torres-Springer, deputy mayor for housing, economic development, and workforce, will become the next first deputy mayor, replacing  following former First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who resigned on Tuesday, as reported. It comes amid the ongoing turmoil at City Hall surrounding the recently announced federal bribery charges brought against Adams, which has shaken the Adams administration to its core. The mayor pled not guilty to the charges on Sept. 27 and has moved to dismiss the case.