From Affordability to Abundance: A Policy Agenda for a City That Builds
New York is building again. City of Yes passed in December 2024, unlocking 80,000 new homes. Charter amendments streamlined affordable housing approvals. Congestion pricing is funding subway expansion while cutting traffic. For the first time in decades, leadership across City Hall, Albany, the MTA, and Port Authority are acting on a shared mandate––build more of what New Yorkers need.
This political moment demands policy ambition to match. On March 3rd, Abundance New York and NYU Wagner will be convening leaders for an afternoon of discussion on how to turn this momentum into lasting progress.
Speakers include:
- Polly Trottenberg (event co-host), Dean of the NYU Wagner School and former Deputy Secretary of Transportation
- Alicia Glen, Founder & Managing Principal at MSquared, Co-Chair of The Gateway Development Commission, and Former Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development
- Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Borough President
- Carlina Rivera, President and CEO of NYSAFAH and former Member of the New York City Council
- Dan Garodnick, Director of the Department of City Planning
- Eric Goldwyn, Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management
- Esther Rosario, Executive Director, Climate Jobs NY
- Jee Mee Kim, City Executive at Arcadis and former Chief Strategy Officer at the NYC Department of Transportation
- Mark Levine, New York City Comptroller
We hope you'll join us to help shape a more affordable, sustainable, and abundant New York.
This event is open to the NYU community and the general public. Visitors must have a valid government ID to enter the building.
