A look at how housing policy has been treated in the 2016 race finds attention—and some detail—on the Democratic side and little appetite for the topic among the GOP hopefuls.
Mayors Koch and Bloomberg devoted significant parts of their affordable housing initiatives to helping families buy their homes. Worries about cost-effectiveness are one reason the de Blasio team has not.
Dialing down into the details of how much of a contribution Mayor de Blasio hopes his newly passed Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning will make toward the goal of 80,000 new apartments…
The Council vote on MIH and ZQA represented a historic change to the rules of development in New York City and a huge political victory on the mayor. Its impact…
‘We are losing a once-in-a-generation opportunity if we do not put the same level of energy into sustainability as we are putting into maximizing affordable housing opportunities.’
There’s a long way to go between now and 200,000 units, but history may record this week as a turning point (and not just because it’s the start of life…
Legislators’ concerns over the plan to rezone East New York mirror their worries about the mayor’s citywide proposals. A deal seems likely. Its exact shape remains anybody’s guess.
