'We can no longer be content and rely on housing infrastructure from 60 years ago to fuel the 21st century.'
have given us a blueprint to truly address the housing crisis. It’s time we act.
This would be a welcome change for commercial areas that have not seen consistent foot traffic since 2019. Imagine hotel workers closer to home after their overnight shift, construction workers with shorter early morning commutes, and public servants able to live in the communities they serve. Middle class families would be a 20-minute walk from Central Park, the High Line, or other Manhattan attractions that right now are a long subway ride from the outer boroughs on the weekend.
As I’ve gone around the city to meet with community boards, New Yorkers have expressed a few sentiments on how and why lawmakers must fix this paradigm. First, most realize people aren’t going back to the office asexpect to decrease their real estate footprint. Second, affordable housing has blossomed all over the outer boroughs while Manhattan’s stock has remained stagnant.
for incomes ranging from $48,000 to $187,000. Two-thirds of apartments will have rents under $2,000. This could be the norm, not the exception, if Albany acts on the opportunities before it.
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