Cea #CancelRent

.@scottmstringer says 25% of units in as-of-right housing (which can be built w/out government input) be set aside for ppl who are homeless. Not sure if that would be litigated as a "taking" but would certainly put a huge dent in homelessness w/ permanent housing.

.@cmenchaca says advocates have told him/Council hearings have shown that city spends $90K a year per homeless person in shelter - money he says could be put back into economy. Touted "universal basic income," which was a presidential platform of @AndrewYang as well.

"We've got to get out of the idea that shelter is the solution when permanent housing is what ppl need," @cmenchaca said.

.@mayawiley says as mayor she would happily go to court w/ anyone who sues over homeless shelters in their neighborhoods. @NYCMayor has reacted to pressure from neighborhoods re: Lucerne.

.@scottmstringer says city must work more w/ nonprofit developers and criticized @NYCMayor on Lucerne, which, as an issue on UWS where Scott is banking on substantial support, is notable that he is taking a firm side on.

.@cmenchaca said he would put moratorium on all rezonings until racial impact studies are complete.

.@Dianne4NYC says that in order to address immediate housing crisis, there does not need to be more subsidies but rather complete reimagining; would use eminent domain to repurpose certain commercial properties and disincentivize owning vacant land.

.@ericadamsfornyc "it is embarrassing that we had almost 70K children" who didn't have iPads/Wifi when remote learning started. "Any time we don't educate, we incarcerate" and promised immediate technology.