Has Mayor Eric Adams Surpassed the Affordable Housing Development of Mayors Bloomberg and de Blasio Collectively?
In a recent press event, Mayor Eric Adams made a claim about surpassing his predecessors in terms of affordable housing units built or preserved in New York City. This fact brief aims to provide a clear and unbiased analysis of his statement.
New York Focus, in partnership with Gigafact, has been producing fact briefs and quick-response fact checks about claims related to New York state. This fact brief is in response to the conversation surrounding Mayor Adams' claim regarding affordable housing units.
Mayor Adams' claim is based on the number of units he has reported building or preserving since 2022, which stands at 229,800 affordable homes. However, it's important to note that this figure does not include units planned through rezonings, which Adams has also claimed to have planned 197,000.
When we look at the records of his predecessors, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration built or preserved over 175,000 units in 12 years, while de Blasio's administration built or preserved about 200,000 units in 8 years. When combined, they built or preserved approximately 375,000 units.
It's worth mentioning that some projects planned under previous administrations may still be ongoing, and many of the projects planned through rezonings may never break ground.
Mayor Adams has surpassed each of his predecessors individually in terms of new and preserved affordable housing units. However, when considering their combined total, he has not yet exceeded the combined total of Bloomberg and de Blasio's administrations.
Adams' claim of 426,800 built, preserved, or planned homes only holds if planned rezonings are treated as completed housing. This is an important point to consider when evaluating his claim.
In conclusion, while Mayor Adams has surpassed each of his predecessors individually in terms of new and preserved affordable housing units, he has not yet exceeded the combined total of Bloomberg and de Blasio's administrations when considering all units built, preserved, or planned.
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