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

… the city including where it gets built and how to make it affordable for everyday New Yorkers In just two weeks … in NYC to build thousandseven hundreds of thousandsmore apartments than the less than 30000 housing units NYC … Currently eligibility is determined by the area median income the median income for households of different sizes …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… Assembly member  Michael Blake Tilson criticized the 2019 rent reforms and said that hed work with real estate … that we have layered on so many requirementsfrom scaffolding etcthat we are exacerbating the housing crisis in … is a step in the right direction But 80000 units in 15 years is at best 10 percent of whats necessary So Im going …

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing

In his second bid for mayor former New York City Comptroller … Scott Stringers answers … Local Law 97 … Do you think fines should be delayed or enforced for buildings not in … with NYCHA We found that local residents are not getting hired under Section 3 as is often required under the program …

By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM