Michael Blake wants to revamp how NYC determines eligibility for affordable housing

… Former New York State Assembly member Michael Blake plans to tackle New York Citys housing crisis by ditching a … Underground caught up with Blake last week to talk about how hed tackle housing if he were to become NYCs next mayor  … eligibility for affordable housing Local median income Currently income restrictions for affordable housing are based …

By Celia Young |March 24, 2025 - 4:00PM
Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing

… pitching a plan to build more MitchellLama housing on city land and use eminent domain to buy crumbling NYC buildings  … back NYCs shortterm rental restrictions and allowing small homeowners to rent out their properties for fewer than 30 … we already have a head start on lowering the rents Between the subsidy and the free land we can basically get a …

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