NYC In Focus

I am publishing the final MIH boundaries today. Three rezonings. Three maps. All head to the City Planning Commission on April 29 with MIH Option 1 and Option 2.

Published by Howard Weiss on April 23, 2026

Insider intel for those who actually walk these streets.

Fresh Meadows — 164th Street: The 100 by 140 Foot Box

The map shows a new MIH Area at 75th Road and 164th Street. The dimensions are precise: 100 feet along 75th Road, 140 feet deep. This is C 250290 ZMQ / N 250291 ZRQ, R3-2 to R6A with C2-4. About 14,000 square feet of corner infill moving from 3-story homes to 6 to 8 stories with ground floor retail.

Corona — 108th Street: Full Block Triangle

The map shows a new MIH Area at 50th Avenue and 108th Street. The key dimension is 150 feet from the corner. This is C 250253 ZMQ / N 250254 ZRQ, R6B to R7A with C2-4. Nearly a full block, two blocks from the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza 7 train. Height goes from 4 to 5 stories to up to 14 stories.

Coney Island — The 12-Block Shift

This is C 250248 ZMK / N 250249 ZRK, R6 to R7-3. The map shows Area 1 (adopted 3/22/18), Area 2 (adopted 5/28/25), and the large former voluntary area outline covering roughly 12 blocks from West 20th to Stillwell, Surf Avenue to the boardwalk. The city is replacing the 2009 voluntary program with mandatory MIH Option 1 and Option 2.

The former area touches KeySpan Park, Highland View Park, and Ocean Way. This is the first time mandatory affordability extends south of Neptune toward the Atlantic Ocean.

What This Actually Means

All three maps show “Area # — [date of adoption]” which means adoption is pending the April 29 vote. If approved, developers must build 25 to 30 percent permanently affordable. Option 1 is 25 percent at 60 percent AMI. Option 2 is 30 percent at 80 percent AMI.

No new sites were added. These are the same three we flagged Monday. The difference is they are now final and locked for the vote.