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r00fus | 3 months ago

> My biggest doubts are around the idea of price controls,

DeBlasio froze rent for rent-stabilized units for 3 years straight. Literally everything Mamdani campaigned on is entirely possible and funding straightforward.

Not easy, but emminently doable.

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api|3 months ago

Not questioning whether he can do it, just whether it will help make the city affordable long term.

Of course he’d also pro density and new construction, which would actually help.

AbstractH24|3 months ago

But also he can only do it for a very small fraction of housing in the city, about 16,000 units. And even that Adams may undercut before he leaves office.

In contrast to how he suggested it.