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City Council Approves Bronx Metro-North Stations Rezoning
The New York City Council on Thursday voted to approve the Bronx Metro-North Stations rezoning, which will add approximately 7,000 new residential units and make infrastructure and community investments in the surrounding East Bronx neighborhoods of Parkchester, Van Nest and Morris Park with forthcoming Metro-North Stations.
The plan leverages the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new Metro-North service to promote transit-oriented development, according to the City Council. It’s intended to advance economic growth, facilitate the development of housing, including affordable housing, and secure investment in the public realm around stations to improve accessibility, pedestrian safety and quality of life.
“Confronting our city’s housing and affordability crisis requires creating more homes for New Yorkers,” said Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. “The opening of new Metro-North stations in the East Bronx presents a unique opportunity to develop new housing and homeownership opportunities, while delivering critical infrastructure investments that benefit surrounding neighborhoods for generations.”
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