Menin debuts 100% affordable housing initiative for city libraries

City Council Speaker Julie Menin unveiled an initiative Tuesday to build affordable housing on existing public library locations, with three initial sites targeted for redevelopment in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. The Council’s proposed model, which tapped library sites in Sunnyside, Parkchester, and Bedford-Stuyvesant, has been utilized before. An Inwood library branch dubbed “The Eliza” was redeveloped to include 174 affordable housing units and additional community spaces in 2024. The proposal seeks to build 100 percent affordable housing at the three locations, introducing hundreds of new units and replacing aging library facilities using public-private partnerships. It calls for Mayor Zohran []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.