Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday introduced a sweeping housing plan that looks to private developers to deliver and rehabilitate apartments while escalating pressure on negligent landlords through new enforcement initiatives. The housing agenda, a 112-page initiative dubbed “Block by Block,” doubles down on the mayor’s campaign pledge to build 200,000 affordable housing units over the next ten years. The blueprint also details strategies to preserve 200,000 existing homes over the same period as many building owners struggle amid skyrocketing costs.  “This plan meets the housing crisis with the urgency it demands,” said Mamdani during a Tuesday news conference. “We have […]

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