Aaron Reuben, Contributing Writer
• March 25, 2016
If de Blasio wants to keep affordable housing around for the long term, his development plan sorely needs a density bonuses that incentivize developers to keep building affordable units.
As tensions and tempers flare between the encroaching walls of gentrification and those who find themselves forced out of their old homes, the parallels between San Francisco’s issues with homelessness and New York’s are clear.
Affordable housing advocates have stepped into a yearslong legal showdown between NYU and Greenwich Village residents intent on stopping the school's expansion in the neighborhood — arguing in favor of NYU's controversial plan.
With current state rent stabilization laws set to expire soon, NYC should rethink affordable housing subsidies in order to more effectively support residents that actually need the help.
The next New York City mayor must take serious steps to make affordable housing more accessible and reduce the level of homelessness rampant throughout the city.
