YIMBYs win, 'Freeze the Rent' and other ways housing is shaping NYC's mayoral race

Back in 2021, as New York City emerged from the COVID pandemic, crime was on the rise, along with a deepening sense of disorder. Addressing those problems catapulted Eric Adams, a former cop, to City Hall.

Four years later, the Democratic primary for mayor is all about housing.

Multiple polls show housing affordability is the top issue on voters’ minds as rents soar, sale prices make it impossible to buy homes, costs rise for landlords and rental assistance remains out of reach for most people.

The mayoral candidates have responded with an array of proposals and policy plans focused on supercharging development and curbing rent increases, though they differ in their approaches.





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