Opinion: Build Housing Where We Need it Most
“Allowing new housing development—in conjunction with other measures to protect tenants and make New York more affordable—is how our city can survive and thrive in the years to come.”
New York faces a massive affordability crisis that threatens to shrink our population, which in turn will shrink our tax base and lead to further service cuts. Allowing new housing development—in conjunction with other measures to protect tenants and make New York more affordable—is how our city can survive and thrive in the years to come. If we want to build for the future, we must overcome our fear of heights.