NYC official blasted for living in district that wont be touched by Adams controversial rezoning plan

A city official overseeing a proposed massive overhaul to Big Apple zoning rules was blasted by local pols this week for living in a district that “won’t be touched” by the new plan.The City Council kicked off two days of public hearings on Monday to scrutinize Mayor Eric Adams’ ambitious “City of Yes” plan, which hopes to create as many as 109,000 new homes over the next 15 years.Dan Garodnick, director of the Department of City planning, who lives in a $2.6 million, three-bedroom duplex in the swanky Upper West Side/Central Park West historic district in Manhattan, fielded questions from lawmakers about the plan on Monday, saying it would “take a big bite of our housing crisis citywide.”But Councilmember Vickie Paladino (R-Queens) fired back against Garodnick during the following day’s hearing, saying he wouldn’t have to worry about the plan affecting him.“Dan will not be touched,” Paladino roared Tuesday, saying it would be the “little guy” who would most likely be affected.Officially titled, “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,” the landmark proposal would maintain existing legal protections for historic dwellings, and changes to landmarks or historic districts would still require review by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.Paladino argued that “protections” such as this would push developers to eye neighborhoods — like those in her district — to sidestep approval processes and aesthetic considerations made in posh historic districts.“I guess it’s very easy to support ‘City of Yes’ from landmarked ten million dollar brownstones in Brooklyn or historic co-op buildings on the Upper East Side,” she told The Post after the hearing.The massive overhaul would represent the first major change to the city’s zoning since 1961.It would provide a “bonus” to developers to build 20% higher, if the additional space is dedicated to lower-than-market rate apartments.More apartments could also be construction around t...