STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was an emotional, fiery affair at a Community Board 3 meeting on Tuesday, as Great Kills residents and one state elected official confronted a local developer over a project that would not have been possible if not for the City of Yes.

The exchange centered around plans to demolish an existing single-family home on the corner of Oakdale Street and Ramblewood Avenue and build five, two-family homes in its place.

The project, which would not have been permitted in past years, is now legal due to the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendments, which loosened some restrictions on what can be developed where, including permitting high-density development in transit hubs and town centers, in an effort to create more housing across the city.

State Sen

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