Hochul Proposes 421-a 2.0

The governor said she would replace the controversial tax abatement with something better, but its bones are the same.

Hochul Proposes 421-a 2.0

New York, NY – January 6, 2022: Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during joint press conference with mayor Eric Adams on Fulton Street Subway Station.  By Rebecca C. Lewis, City and State NY In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to end a controversial tax break to incentivize developers to build affordable […]

REDACTED: The Racial Data The De Blasio Administration Doesn’t Want You To See

By Greg B. Smith

REDACTED: The Racial Data The De Blasio Administration Doesn’t Want You To See

City housing lottery information was heavily redacted in a court filing. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY   The de Blasio administration is fighting to keep under wraps studies of its own data used to analyze whether the city’s affordable housing lottery system reinforces segregation. The latest result: a 31-page report filed in Manhattan Federal Court on […]