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Michael Blake: “We need a Mitchell Lama 2.0 so that we're building and…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Inside City Hall: Michael Blake Discusses Mayoral Campaign and Education Reform

Published | Video Starts at 02:40

And so too often, if we don't have affordable, truly affordable housing, especially for our teachers and educators, it becomes much harder for them. It's the reason why I say very clearly, we need to have local median income. We need a Mitchell Lama 2.0 so that we're building and incorporating it for our teachers and educators. And if you do that, then someone can actually realize their dreams. Too often we're only talking about student loan forgiveness, but we're not making it easier for someone to actually have a home. (02:40–02:45)

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Asserts the need for a new Mitchell Lama program for affordable housing for teachers.

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