Bloomberg’s housing initiative falls short, analysis finds
October 06, 2009 02:45PM
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Low-income housing initiatives that Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced nearly five years ago have been less successful than the administration hoped, according to an analysis of city records by Gotham Gazette. Bloomberg's so-called inclusionary zoning program, designed to incentivize developers to create permanent low-income housing, has come up short, creating far fewer low-income units than expected. In 2005, the Bloomberg administration reportedly said that the rezoned neighborhoods would allow for 6,000 units of affordable housing. But today, even with more than a dozen new neighborhoods rezoned since, fewer than half that number of units have been created or preserved, according to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. [Gotham Gazette]
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Anonymous
please , this City is filled with low income housing. do not beleave the propaganda from the welfare state beneficiaries. What these low income neighborhoods need is middle income housing to set an example on how to work and behave.
Comment #1 Posted By: Anonymous 10/06/09
Anonymous
time to get rid of Bloomberg! vote Thompson!
Comment #2 Posted By: Anonymous 10/06/09
Anonymous
Bloomberg must go! He showed us what he thinks of the voters, let's show him the door. I'm voting for Bill - King Mike is history.
Comment #3 Posted By: Anonymous 10/06/09
Anonymous
Thompson groupies. Bloomberg is the only one trying to help this city
Comment #4 Posted By: Anonymous 10/07/09
Anonymous
Don't waste your time...Mike is going to win by a landslide.
Comment #5 Posted By: Anonymous 10/07/09
Anonymous
Funny how Bloomie spent $65 million on a reelection bid. Since he is so concerned with the state of NYC he could have donated that money to the city to help reduce the budget deficit. Wake up people ego tripping at its best
Comment #6 Posted By: Anonymous 10/07/09
Anonymous
If Bloomberg pushed for a change in the Mitchell-Lama law which would prevent the coops from going private, something which the law was never intended to permit, he would meet his goal of preserving THOUSANDS of middle income housing units. Instead, he has permitted the building of more new low income housing, while middle income NY'ers are forced out. Not the best policy. And Thompson says he wants to create more Mitchell-Lama housing and does not even address the short term nature of the housing stock. Both of them need to get a clue.
Comment #7 Posted By: Anonymous 10/07/09
Anonymous
bloommmmmyyyy bird sucks
Comment #8 Posted By: Anonymous 11/15/09
Anonymous
Bloomberg has sold our city down the river in a hand basket! It's pathetic, I don't know how he got re-elected... money money money! so gross, he doesn't care about the poor or the working class! All he cares about is continuing the suburban sprawl of Manhattan! So drab and un-like anything THE REAL NEW YORKERS believe in or want! Welcome to Yuppie Ville! Such a shame, a damn shame! Hope you are proud of yourself Mikey, you wanker!
Comment #9 Posted By: Anonymous 11/21/09