On December 20, 2021 the membership of the Grand Street Democrats voted to sign on as members of the Coalition for a 100% Affordable 5WTC to build a fully affordable residential building with a preference for 9/11 survivors, first responders and their families who currently reside across New York State.
On December 20, 2021 the membership of the Grand Street Democrats voted to sign on as supporters of the THE PLAN, a community-led rezoning plan that protects the Chinatown & Lower East Side neighborhoods from over-development and displacement by setting rules on how land can be used. The Chinatown Working Group Plan:
limits the height of new buildings
requires all housing built on NYCHA land be affordable to low-income residents
requires significantly more housing to be truly affordable to the community by using the local income level to determine the rent of new units
limits the number of hotels that can be built in the area
