Hundreds of New Yorkers are signed up to share their views at a marathon City Council hearing Tuesday reviewing the Adams administration’s sweeping “City of Yes” plan, which aims

Council members also questioned the impact of new housing on already strained infrastructure including parking and sewers.

New York City’s 51 councilmembers generally agree that the Big Apple has a serious housing problem, but many of them are publicly skeptical of Mayor Eric Adams’ signature plan to address the shortage.

Most council members agreed that the city is facing a crisis. But how to solve that issue, and whether “City of Yes” is the right solution, is hotly contested.

Mayor Eric Adams’ proposal to change land use rules across the five boroughs to promote housing construction is both sweeping and modest, officials leading the effort told City Council members Monday in the first of two public hearings.

The Adams administration made its pitch on the mayor’s signature housing policy to the City Council on Monday, arguing that the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is a crucial update to New York City’s zoning.

City Council members will debate the overhaul of zoning rules to build more affordable housing in New York City on Tuesday. Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes proposal calls for reforming zoning policies to address the housing crisis as inventory falls and costs rise.

Members of the City Council spent hours grilling the Department of City Planning on various aspects of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal, with members of the public set to voice their feelings on the matter tomorrow.

Officials with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Monday attempted to assuage City Council members’ litany of concerns about the sweeping “City of Yes” zoning overhaul, which is intended to boost housing construction across the Big Apple and ease the ongoing housing crisis.