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Eric Adams: “421A was a giveaway. It allowed the housing boom that we…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Former Mayor Eric Adams Talks Housing Policy, Crime & Life After City Hall | Coffee Talk

Published | Video Starts at 30:57

That's major.421A expired during your administration. How far back do you think that set, you know, housing production? It really hurts. It hurts a lot. Too many people in Albany felt that 421A was a giveaway. It allowed the housing boom that we needed. I believe that too many elected officials, number one, they never had jobs outside of being elected officials. They really don't understand the economics of what it takes to build housing. (30:57–31:05)

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