STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Adams Administration’s controversial City of Yes housing plan has come to fruition, as homeowners now have the green light to add ancillary dwelling units (ADUs) to their property.

Adams announced Tuesday that the city has officially begun accepting applications for the construction of “safe, and code-compliant ancillary dwelling units” in the five boroughs of New York City.

The housing plan, which represents the most significant citywide zoning initiative since the 1960s, aims to bring a city-estimated 80,000 units of new housing to the five boroughs through a series of zoning regulation changes to things like accessory dwelling units, parking mandates and transit-oriented development.

Despite its passage in the City Council late last year, a large majority

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