The Election’s Number One Issue, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The race became about who belongs in New York and who can afford to stay in it A group of Mamdani supporters including tenant organizers launching the People s Majority alliance ahead of Voting process Day in Sunset Park via the People s Majority Housing housing housing Poll after poll revealed that it was the top issue on New York City voters minds when they went to the polls Tuesday Mayoral-elect Zohran Mamdani made the cost of living and the cost of housing which is New York City households biggest expense the unshakable center of his campaign Mamdani who will be the city s first Muslim mayor and its youngest mayor in nearly a century catapulted to the front of the race with his signature promise to freeze the rent for the city s million rent stabilized tenants and tackle the cost of living predicament with free buses and universal childcare The race became about who belongs in New York and who can afford to stay in it function d u ac var s d createElement 'script' s type 'text javascript' s src 'https a omappapi com app js api min js' s async true s dataset user u s dataset campaign ac d getElementsByTagName 'head' appendChild s document 'u kmqsczew vunxutxmd' Our greatness will be anything but abstract Mamdani commented in his Poll night triumph speech in Brooklyn It will be felt by every rent-stabilized tenant who wakes up on the first of every month knowing the amount they re going to pay hasn t soared since the month before It will be felt by each grandparent who can afford to stay in the home they have worked for Voters who spoke to City Limits at the polls this week commented that housing was top of mind There s reliably a price increase every year It s not fair for the people who are already low-income for families who are low-income and they re just doing their best to make enough for rent and then they also have utility bills and basic necessities that they need to care for stated Karina Abreu Brito who was casting her ballot in Mott Haven I feel like that s the largest part major thing right now especially since we re supposedly getting a colder winter Four housing-related ballot measures which mayoral-elect Mamdani supported after much consternation also passed Tuesday potentially helping the new mayor facilitate his plans to build affordable apartments over the next years With additional reporting by Keke Grant-Floyd Here s what else happened in housing this week ICYMI from City Limits Here s a closer look at how those housing-related ballot measures performed at the polls and what they ll do going forward Tenants housing advocates and landlords react to Mamdani s win and the prospect of a rent freeze Speaking of a rent freeze Mayor Eric Adams could make it harder for Mamdani to achieve if he stacks the Rent Guidelines Board with new members on his way out of office Coalition for the Homeless estimates that percent of the city s shelters for adults lack Wi-Fi Every step we need to take to get out of the shelter system involves using the internet to access materials apply for jobs and submit rental applications write Troy Walker and Reynaldo Medina ICYMI from other local newsrooms The boiler that exploded and caused a partial building collapse at NYCHA s Mitchel Houses last month was among dozens in masses housing still under use despite expired permits The City reports Eric Adams one-term stint as New York City mayor was consumed by disgrace but his housing agenda is expected to leave a lasting legacy Gothamist writes Five pressing housing issues for the mayor elect via the New York Times A group of rent stabilized tenants in a building owned by Pinnacle Group which in recent weeks declared bankruptcy sending dozens of properties to the auction block want prospective buyers to focus on long-overdue repairs Next City reports To reach the reporter behind this story contact Partick citylimits org To reach the editor contact Jeanmarie citylimits org Want to republish this story Find City Limits reprint agenda here The post The Balloting s Number One Issue and What Else Happened This Week in Housing appeared first on City Limits