NY S01425

Requires supportive housing facilities in cities with populations over one million to be distributed across boroughs in proportion to each borough's population share of the city's total population.

Allows community boards or neighborhood boards to grant exemptions from the proportional distribution requirement.

Mandates that new supportive housing facilities be sited in boroughs with the lowest concentration of such facilities relative to borough population.

Requires community board or neighborhood board approval before any supportive housing facility can be sited, constructed, or established in cities over one million population.

Defines supportive housing facilities as not-for-profit operated multiple residences funded by federal, state, or municipal governments serving people with mental illness, trauma, chemical dependency, chronic illness, and homeless shelters, shelters for abuse survivors, and veterans facilities.