EDITOR’S NOTE: Tipping Point? is a journalistic initiative launched by Advance/SILive.com to inform Staten Islanders how NYC’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal could impact the borough. The plan, which will be voted on by the City Council this year, calls for significant zoning changes designed to spur development of new homes and apartments amid a citywide housing shortage.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. —Hundreds of Staten Islanders spoke out against the controversial plan known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity on Tuesday at a City Council hearing…