Curtis Sliwa: “6,000 in public housing. There's 335 projects in the city…”

“What do you plan to do to encourage more low income housing and spur development? First we got to deal with the available apartments that exist. 6,000 in public housing. There's 335 projects in the city, about 717,000 units. And people. You say to yourself, how can a mayor allow 6,000 units in public housing to be empty for years? Find the families to fill that that are desperately in need might be in fact family shelters.” (05:07–05:16)

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