How the Democratic candidates for mayor would fix NYC's housing crisis

… All the candidates want to accelerate the speed of housing production in NYC to build thousandseven hundreds of … credit checks for rental and mortgage applications work with the state government to reform NYCs property tax system … domain to seize properties from negligent landlords and transfer them to developers who can build more affordable …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM