Mayor Adams Delivers State of the City Address – New Investment in Tenant Protections and More Housing

In his State of the City speech on Thursday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said his administration is committing more than $22 million to tenant protection programs. Mayor Adams said the city is planning to boost enforcement against landlords who try to push out tenants or discriminate against renters using housing vouchers, including the use of paid testers posing as prospective tenants. Adams also cited a series of initiatives to boost housing production, including a plan to rezone Midtown Manhattan for residential growth, building on the Mayor’s goal of creating 500,000 new homes across the city. Learn more.