Curtis Sliwa: “28,000 of those [rent stabilized apartments] are empty.”

“Find the families to fill that that are desperately in need might be in fact family shelters. Then you have rent stabilized apartments, which is becoming a big issue because of Zoran Mandami and his wife. 28,000 of those [rent stabilized apartments] are empty. You got to find out from the landlords, why aren't you putting them in the marketplace? And the untold story, nobody tells it. Most of the apartments that are empty are in the outer boroughs.” (05:33–05:36)

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