it seems to me if you want to vastly increase the amount of rental assistance vouchers at the city level (good to reduce homelessness) you're REALLY going to also need to increase the housing supply in the city...1/3
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...which is pretty uncomfortable for progressives/socialists (me!) given who is building all the housing around here. but we could have a big social housing developer instead, and we must fight for that! then the big operating subsidy (vouchers) can go to us (the public!) 2/3
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and if that's what we really need (a social housing developer) we need our focus on albany: can't do this big change with the city budget and the mayor pushing 3% cuts 3/3
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Replying to @ceaweaver
That’s not how it works & we got to stop putting forth the “any” housing abundance is the solution cause it’s really not. There are plenty of unoccupied luxury/overpriced
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Replying to @DoreenforNY @ceaweaver
If you want to help with the
#housingmarket & crisis in NYC, support legislation & initiative like reclaiming hotels to convert into ACTUAL & deeply affordable + accessible housing. Do not support problematic rezonings that will gentrify BIPOC communities.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
Hi there! This also counts as increasing supply! Converting hotels into housing = supply growth. Rezoning is not the only tool and I never said it was.
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