The detailed study by the city’s Independent Budget Office set out to address questions that have dogged the de Blasio plan, as they dogged the Bloomberg administration’s housing plan before it.
While it seems almost certain the rent laws will be tightened it’s less sure that the geographic reach of the laws will be expanded.
‘They heard us for the most part but they did not get everything right. And that is what this part is about.’
The number of evictions has dropped again, but some areas were still hit hard.
Four key housing and development posts in the administration are now in flux as the mayor navigates his sixth year in office.
“I know that not everyone is excited about the idea of new residential and commercial development at heights taller than the surrounding brownstone neighborhoods. But I genuinely believe we are on the way to getting the balance right.”
‘We have to take matters into our hands. We cannot solely depend on elected officials because our lives are at stake here.’
DCP examined hundreds of buildings and found “few instances of excessive mechanical void spaces being used,” but did find enough evidence to “support concerns raised by the public.”
The de Blasio administration defended its housing lottery system against claims of opacity and unfairness.
Are rent regulated apartments occupied primarily by the wealthy? Do rent regulated tenants hoard their homes?