Adams moves to streamline office-to-housing conversions, details plans to turn Midtown into a “24/7” community.

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday August 17, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Adams moves to streamline office-to-housing conversions]( [A photo of an empty office building in Manhattan]( [The mayor and city officials hope to cut city approval times in half.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A plate of shiny (gelatinous) red dumpling-looking desserts sit on a plate on a counter. The scene is framed by the gold trim of a light fixture.]( [An East Village pastry shop where red tortoise cake is the star]( [The worst choice you can make at Lady Wong is to leave with only one thing.]( [A cat being pet.]( [Extra Extra: It's even expensive for pets to live in NYC]( [Because hopefully rents at converted offices won't come with a hefty price tag, here are your afternoon links: NYC isn't very pet friendly, 12 of the best bug movies, a Staten Island man is getting the wrong EZ Pass bills and more.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams await the start of a press conference on gun violence prevention and public safety on July 31, 2023 at City Hall.]( [Adams, Hochul both want sites for housing NYC's migrants. Just not the same ones.]( [Hochul wants to house migrants at Aqueduct Racetrack and gymnasiums. Adams wants the Javits Center and “vacant upstate summer camps.”]( [Cameras on polls above a Manhattan road.]( [3 global cities have had congestion pricing for decades. How's it going?]( [Experts from London, Stockholm and Singapore share their thoughts on the tolling program ahead of its expected launch in New York City next year.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.