Pat Arnow, mayoral photography office
Mayor Koch's Ten-Year Plan, Mayor Bloomberg's New Housing Marketplace initiative and Mayor de Blasio's Housing New York blueprint are different in many ways but face similar criticism.
A former city housing commissioner writes that the mayor’s efforts to reform the zoning code will have a significant impact on the supply of affordable housing—by addressing obstacles to affordability that are becoming a larger issue nationwide.
The city has got to increase the supply of affordable housing, in addition to rethinking the suppliers and the market itself, says a policy expert.
In a letter to the editor, Housing Commissioner Jerilyn Perine highlights her agency’s priorities and efforts in the wake of city budget cuts.
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