Michael Blake: “Instead of having area median income, we need local median…”

“And to your question, the disparity that happens throughout the Bronx, people don't realize too often that the same Park Avenue in this district is the same Park Avenue down in Manhattan. So what do we have to change around affordability? Instead of having area median income, we need local median income that would actually make sure that we're not including Westchester, Rockland, and Suffolk county when actually making our calculations for truly affordable housing. We need to have a federal universal childcare because that will allow us to make sure that our communities are actually safe and secure.” (23:38–23:49)

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