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Scott Stringer: “I audited 1,000 vacant lots that the city owns.”

Featuring: Scott Stringer, Democratic | Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

New York City Retirees' Mayoral Candidate Interview with Scott Stringer

Published March 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 22:15

These were city workers, these were middle income people. And I thought that we should be doing more of this, not less. So my quick housing plan as controller, I audited 1,000 vacant lots that the city owns. A thousand. We could build the Next Michelle Amit 2.0 on those lots. Think about it. The land is free. We get not for profits, limited profit developers. (22:15–22:19)

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“We have good reserves in the city. $3.2 billion.”
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“In the pension fund, we have a set aside in the pension fund, you know, for economically targeted investments.”
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“When I was comptroller, we did use that money to ensure affordable housing in, you know, in many rent stabilized units.”
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“I want to end the luxury development is going to happen in the city, doesn't matter who the mayor is.”
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“We returned tremendous amounts of money to people who actually thought they were never going to get the money back.”
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