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Brad Lander: “The de Blasio administration, given how diverse New York is…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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State of Brooklyn Event: Interview with Councilman Brad Lander on Affordable Housing and Urban Development

Published | Video Starts at 06:16

Sometimes they give you a density bonus or some tax breaks, and sometimes they don't. They simply say, that's the cost of doing business in our city. Sure. Now, The de Blasio administration, given how diverse New York is, you've got obviously, neighborhoods with enormous high rise buildings. You've got neighborhoods with single family homes and brownstones and everything in between. I like the approach that they're taking of saying, let's look at different neighborhoods and try to develop a program that makes sense, given that neighborhood, how dense or how … (06:16–06:28)

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Asserts that New York City has diverse neighborhoods with varying building types.

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