So far, five of the leading contenders for New York's 10th Congressional District have pledged to secure federal funding for building affordable housing on an empty, state-owned World Trade Center development site. Read more:
The demographics speak to the argument that there needs to be a more equitable distribution of affordable housing in New York City. But the challenge of doing that has always been the prohibitively high cost of land and construction in wealthier sections of Manhattan compared to the outer boroughs.In the case of the WTC site, the cost of constructing each apartment is
Susan Walsh/AP/Shutterstock; Debra L Rothenberg; Hans Pennink/AP/Shutterstock; Allison Bailey/Shutterstock “Gov. Hochul is committed to continuing to take bold action to protect tenants and help solve the housing affordability crisis – not just in one neighborhood or one building, but across the state, and we are monitoring the development of this project in that context,” her spokesperson Hazel Crampton-Hayes said.Of those running to represent the congressional district, Niou has the longest track record of advocacy on the issue.
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