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Brad Lander: “It was weakened because during the pandemic, people went and…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

In-Depth Discussion with NYC Comptroller Brad Lander on City Challenges and Policies

Published October 23, 2023 | Video Starts at 52:58

But I do want to say this here to me, once upon, not that long ago, HPD was the gem of municipal affordable housing agencies and had the capacity to produce tons and preserve tons of affordable housing. And It was weakened because during the pandemic, people went and took other jobs. That's not, you know, the mayor's fault. That's a happenstance that happened, but we need to be investing in bringing that back. (52:58–53:02)

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Asserts that HPD was weakened due to staff leaving for other jobs during the pandemic.

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