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Neighborhood proposals and studies advanced
Foster growth and resiliency through holistic neighborhood planning efforts. — Advance community-focused land use proposals for public review that promote housing and affordability, economic development, enhanced infrastructure, and sustainability.
This indicator counts materials (info sheets, presentations, videos) DCP produces to advance neighborhood-level rezoning plans, so it rises and falls with how many major plans are in active public engagement each year. FY24's spike to 73 was driven largely by the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity citywide zoning initiative, which generated an unusually large volume of outreach materials; FY25's drop to 39 reflects that initiative wrapping up, even as DCP kept advancing other neighborhood plans.
Researched July 16, 2026 — NYC Department of City Planning, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above. The dashed marker projects a full-year estimate at the current year-to-date pace.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 14 studies |
| FY23 | 20 studies |
| FY24 | 73 studies |
| FY25 | 39 studies |
| FY26 (YTD) | 28 studies |
| FY26 (projected) | ~37 studies |
Why this is tracked
After Superstorm Sandy flooded huge swaths of the city in 2012, the City established the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency to study the storm's impact and chart long-term climate adaptation strategies. That effort reshaped how the Department of City Planning approaches neighborhood-level planning, including flood-resilient zoning amendments and Resilient Neighborhoods studies for at-risk waterfront communities. The broader PlaNYC sustainability initiative, launched in 2007, established the template for pairing growth planning with environmental and infrastructure resiliency citywide.
NYC Hazard Mitigation Plan, DCP: Resiliency & Sustainability, IRP: PlaNYC - a stronger, more resilient New York
Source: Planning Coordination and Borough Offices — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: The number of proposals to support affordable housing development, sustainability, and resiliency, or improve physical and social infrastructure of existing neighborhoods, in the form of written reports, certified applications for zoning map or text amendments, website postings, and/or public presentations of recommended actions.