The Real Estate Board of New York and the Partnership for New York City, two powerful business groups, are throwing their weight behind the de Blasio administration’s citywide zoning plan. The backing gives the proposal a much-needed boost after four borough boards recently rejected it.

The zoning proposal, which will go before a vote in City Council in 2016, has two components, dubbed Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning and Zoning for Equality and Affordability. (more…)

Source: De Blasio wins business groups’ support for zoning plan