Monday, March 27, 2023

Mayor Adams housing plan doesn't do windows

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Gothamist

Mayor Eric Adams wants to build a half million homes over the next decade, but that will be impossible without new tax incentives meant to spur housing development—and maybe even changes to current building codes to allow for single-room occupancy units, he said Monday.

With budget negotiations underway in Albany, Adams said state lawmakers risk compounding the housing crisis if they fail to take up a tax break similar to the expired, and controversial, 421a program, which waives most property taxes in exchange for some income-restricted housing .

“There is a complete drying up of the pipeline,” he said. “We can’t be so idealistic that we’re not realistic.”

Adams spoke with WNYC-Gothamist editor Josefa Velásquez about his “moonshot” housing plan during an event at the Greene Space — New York Public Radio’s live events venue — describing his approach to an issue that affects everyone in the city and that New Yorkers have shown they care deeply about.

In a citywide survey of 62,000 New Yorkers, a quarter of respondents listed building and preserving affordable housing as their top concern. Respondents also named affordable housing as the most effective intervention for improving public safety.

Adams said a new 421a is essential to meet that need. But progressive elected officials counter that the program has diverted revenue from the city and does not create homes that are actually priced for poor New Yorkers. And many housing activists say the mayor and governor’s housing plans rely on the notion of “trickle down” affordability without deep targets for the low-income New Yorkers most in need of places to live.

Adams dismissed the criticism of 421a and called it “crucial” for the future of the city.

He said locations in South Jamaica and the Rockaways are ripe for new housing development, and called for a more centralized strategy for targeting tax breaks.

“Being smart about where you want to do the incentives would allow us to get housing in the pipeline,” he said.

He also said some city laws need to be amended to allow for different types of housing, like single-room occupancy and dormitory-style units, especially when it comes to turning offices into apartments. New SRO construction has been illegal since the 1950s, and building codes mandate strict light and air requirements.

“Why can't we do a real examination of the rules that state every bedroom must have a window?" Adams said. “You know when you sleep it should be dark. Instead of doing that, have studio apartments with shared living and working spaces.”

Millions of residents across the five boroughs are feeling the impact of the current housing crisis, with median rents and the city’s shelter population both reaching record highs.

44 comments:

Kitara said...

Distribute free condones to the Sheeple. Send millions of free condoms south of the border and to Asia.

Anonymous said...

Let's be honest here the reason why there's no so-called affordable housing the politicians themselves are landlord take the case of debossio while he was mad he had a few properties that he was renting out and Lord knows who else of these elected officials have rental property that did either have under their son's name their wife's name. Now do you think any politician is going to condemn the high price of rent in New York City when they themselves are part of the problem

Anonymous said...

Personally, I know the windows in my apartment are useless and I could do without them half the time, since my apartment is a place for cozy relaxation.
Meanwhile, my office, where I have to be alert and sharp and get work done, has no windows or warm lighting and is an absolutely miserable place to try and get things done.

Anonymous said...

Windows are for communists !

Anonymous said...

When do the potholes get filled ?

Anonymous said...

Guessing there are no bigger issues regarding public safety for him to address.


Anonymous said...

I missed AOC complaining about "tax cuts for the rich" some how.

Anonymous said...

The Commies have become the Capitalists. With other peoples money of course.

Anonymous said...

NYC Electurds themselves are part of the housing problem.
Marxist scum ensure that only they and their preferred friends have access to capitalism.

Anonymous said...

"Mayor Eric Adams wants to build a half million homes over the next decade"

Has anyone ever noticed that these scumbag hacks make these promises that supposedly will be fulfilled years after they're of office...

Anonymous said...

Mayor Swagger is completely beholden to the Radical Left Uni-Party in the NYS Legislature that's been selling NY'ers down the river since late 2017 with Raise-the-Age!

Anonymous said...

Hence, the "great reset". #AGENDA2030

Anonymous said...

Swaggers Housing Plan is less affordability.
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.

Anonymous said...

"condones" is that a fruit ?

Anonymous said...

I think that it is great to have options. People can choose what make sense to them based on their needs.

Anonymous said...

Finally someone that's being guided with common sense.

Anonymous said...

Walmart Shopper said...

Good Going Demorats !

64% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

58% of economists expect a recession this year.

32% of small businesses can't pay rent in full.

Anonymous said...

Close the border or close your mouth !

Anonymous said...

Who cares? It's only other people's money.

Anonymous said...

The exodus from NY will continue.

Anonymous said...

You missed the main point and that is that the 30 million illegal aliens represent votes for the Democrat party. Thats all they care about.

Anonymous said...

#1 You shouldn't drink this early.

Anonymous said...

Krazy Leftists don’t seem to understand that smart people will move.


Anonymous said...

Some Sheeple live here on QC probably on the tax papyers dole.

Anonymous said...

Please Please increase a payroll tax on the commuters we need to tax the "rich" middle class workers. Oh and let's charge for street parking and take their gas stoves while we are at it !

Anonymous said...

Here's an idea to save $2 billion in the next year: don't let illegals into the city, and if they do arrive, don't pay for their housing, food or healthcare.

Treat them as if they were citizens, and wash your hands of this housing mess....

Anonymous said...

Who needs windows, I prefer unix.

Anonymous said...

Condoms asphyxiate those misusing them.
It's like giving squirrels gumballs.

NPC_translator said...

“We can’t be so idealistic that we’re not realistic.”

He just can't stop himself with the rhyming. But what rhymes with "windows"?

Anonymous said...

They want their 15 minute cities.

FreedomFries Fred said...

Why don't they build on Flushing Meadows, Central Park, Juniper park? If ya got no parks, ya got nothin to look at. No need for windows.
Build baby build!

Anonymous said...

I’m old enough to remember when Sheeple worked to pay the rent !
One weeks pay to cover one month...

Anonymous said...

Help is on the way Sheeple !
He’s Ba-ack!
Investigative journalist James O’Keefe III is COMING IN HOT!
He will expose the Democrat’s VAST NETWORK of donation harvesters.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/james-okeefe-strikes-again-biggest-drop-since-acorn-okeefe-media-group-exposes-vast-network-of-democrat-donation-harvesters-caught-in-criminal-acts-breaking-tomorrow/

Anonymous said...

Maybe he was referring to Microsoft Windows. Is he a Mac user ?

Anonymous said...

DEFEAT THE GREAT RESET: CANCEL AGENDA 2030

Anonymous said...

DON'T BELIEVE THE BIG LIE

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Homelessy was caused by three things: Reagan's forcing the mentally ill out of the hospitals, letting Trump tear down the SROs and all those zoning from unelected ratline neighbor associations. Ratline never forgave Jesse Owens. And don't squawk about rent control, which was devised by the big landlords like Trump to squeeze out the little landlords.

Anonymous said...

Democrat yes man Adams cares only about his party and could care less about the citizens.

Anonymous said...

He cares even more about fast food, chips, grape soda, and weed.

Anonymous said...

Swagger Mayor also support laws that don't keep criminals in jail. The numbers show that most crimes in NYC are committed by a small number of people who gets arrested over and over again. He and AOC need to focus on bail reform before they try to solve the country's problems. They are just TikTok...

Kitara said...

@"Homelessy was caused by three things: Reagan's forcing the mentally ill out of the hospitals, letting Trump tear down the SROs a"

It's all part of the right-wing "fake-freedoms" and deregulation doctrine.
Freedoms for corporations to do as they please. Deregulation of anything that eats into their bottom line and CEO bonus.
Sad to watch the Putinist senators defend corporate bullying, while Bernie and one or two Democrats gave Howard Schultz a "Grande" roasting.
Easy to see that the Putinists love the CEO's and Property developers a lot more than the sheeple.

Anonymous said...

@"THE GLOBALISTS ARE COMING"
Wow, you learned how to type. Did you learn to use Zoom too? Or will that take another few years?

Anonymous said...

Kitara said... Knows everthing she is told by her globalist-corporate forces and repeats it like a good UniParty Parrot !