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

… a longtime metric that determines who qualifies for affordable housingand replacing it with a measure for the … it Brick Underground caught up with Blake last week to talk about how hed tackle housing if he were to become NYCs next … back NYCs shortterm rental restrictions and allowing small homeowners to rent out their properties for fewer than 30 …

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

… Stringer is pitching a plan to build more MitchellLama housing on city land and use eminent domain to buy crumbling NYC buildings  The mayor will oversee city agencies that … funded  We should look for example at Battery Park City Authority funding and move the surplus into a NYCHA repair …

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