Mayor Eric Adams celebrated Friday after a narrow majority of the City Council approved the “City of Yes” housing plan, one of his signature policy initiatives aimed at tackling New York City’s housing crisis.

Adams, joined by First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, appeared on “Mornings On 1” to discuss the victory, calling it a historic milestone.

“The City Council had some concerns, and we were able to sit down at the table and get it done. Eighty thousand units — this is the largest, most comprehensive reform to our housing since 1961, and probably the history of this city,” Adams said. “So trust me, New Yorkers, this is going to really start the process of getting everyday New Yorkers into housing.”

The plan, which aims to create 80,000 new housing units across the five boroughs, will streamline zoning rules and encourage new construction to help ease the pressure on renters and homeowners.

Torres-Springer said the reforms will start making a difference right away.

“Because of this historic reform, we’re finally going to see… the type of building across the city that will bring relief to New Yorkers. So the reforms are effective immediately, and we will set about to really use every tool that we have, so that seniors and young people and working families across the city can finally breathe a little bit easier,” she said.

During the interview, Adams also faced questions about his recent comments on the migrant crisis and immigration policy. Critics have said the mayor’s tone has shifted since president-elect Donald Trump’s victory.

Asked whether he was concerned that “sounding like a pro-Trump mayor in a mostly anti-Trump city” could backfire, the mayor said his “tone has not changed.”

“Well, you know, some of these critics also stated that, ‘Hey, Eric, you may hurt your base by doing this housing that we're doing.’ Not one homeless person is going to say, we don't believe you're doing the right thing,” Adams said. “You don’t do this looking, hoping to be reelected. You do it for the reason you [were] elected. I have a housing crisis, I have to address it. I have a border, migrant or asylum seeker crisis, I have to address it.”

“I've said the same things for, really, the last 35 years: Safety is a prerequisite to our prosperity,” he added. “I stated, prior to the election, we need to do something about those migrants, a small number of them that are committing crimes in our city. I’ve constantly stated we need to modify the Sanctuary City law. So it wasn’t about the election of the incoming president, who I refuse to be warring with. I’m going to be working with [him], to bring resources home to this city.”

Meanwhile, asked whether he would ever consider rejoining the Republican Party — Adams was enrolled as a Republican from April 1995 to November 2002, according to the city Board of Elections — the mayor said the “party that's the most important for me is the American party.”

“I'm a part of the American party,” Adams said. “I love this country. This is the home of the free, the land of the brave. My 19-year-old [uncle] died on the fields of Vietnam, protecting what this city and this country represent. And that’s the party I’m going to always be a member of.”

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the dates Adams was enrolled as a Republican, according to the city Board of Elections’ records.