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Eric Adams: “We have a 1.4% vacancy rate [for affordable housing].”

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Addresses ICE Detention of Comptroller Brad Lander and Other City Issues on News 12

Published | Video Starts at 15:40

It's very difficult to get you with the lottery housing. So why so hard for, you know, people to get you with the lottery. Housing and it's called the Housing Connect program. You know, Marie, We have a 1.4% vacancy rate [for affordable housing]. That means 1.4% is functionally zero for those who are looking for affordable housing. That is why all that you were hearing about the city of yes, we are now building more housing in every community at one time. (15:40–15:45)

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