New affordable housing requirements proposed for Jersey City

Jersey City took a first step toward a new zoning plan that Mayor Steve Fulop says would boost affordable housing in New Jersey’s second-largest city. The city council Monday approved the first reading of a new ordinance that would require developers to designate between 10% and 15% of new units as affordable. It’s the city’s second attempt at such an ordinance. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: bit.ly/1ERsYqw *More info & videos below* For full episodes, check out www.njspotlightnews.org/ Let us know what you think! Facebook: www.facebook.com/njspotlightnews/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/njspotlightnews/ ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJTV reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason. ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a week-nightly news program on NJ PBS covering local New Jersey news as well as a multi-platform, local information source for New Jersey. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood here: bit.ly/32zwJDT NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi airs every weeknight at 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.

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