Mayor Eric Adams got it all wrong! His 100,000 new unit proposal will require new rules, City Council approval, and years of planning and construction.
Why not fix the 70,000 eviction case backlog, which would free up those units within months? If laws are changed to favor landlords removing bad tenants, more than 100,000 units would become available left vacant by 500,000+ New Yorkers who left the City.
Instead, several neighborhoods are becoming overcrowded, having illegal conversion to accommodate more tenants, and experiencing more time spent to find a parking spot.
Candidate for City Council in 2023