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Jim Walden: “The city of yes is really the city of band aids on bullet…”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

Interview with Attorney Jim Walden on New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Policy Proposals

Published December 15, 2024 | Video Starts at 09:31

Good idea, bad idea. How would you change it if you were mayor? So I think that The city of yes is really the city of band aids on bullet wounds. We need 50,000 new units just to keep pace. There are other cities that are acting boldly. They have housing problems too. And instead of half measures, they're going all the way. (09:31–09:36)

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Asserts that the "city of yes" policy is inadequate for addressing housing issues.

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“The government does some things incredibly well and it does other things very poorly.”
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“I would keep families together during the period of time that the process is playing out.”
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“You'll decrease construction costs if you put them in denser areas.”
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