Democrat Ben Chou tries to escape the Republican municipal councilor Vickie Paladino in northeastern Queens. Why would the industry take care of? Because competitive races reveal how the pendulum winds on important real estate problems.
One thing is clear: candidates do not see the housing shortage as a safe subject in single -family neighborhoods.
Paladino, a conservative in Trump style, opposes any development that would change the character of its district. That fuzzy argument was used by both Republicans and Democrats against all kinds of rezonings and projects – even accessory housing units.
The city of JA for housing option was a good example. It was explicitly designed to add a little housing in every community, but not the same amount in every community, to prevent them from changing their character.
It was proportional, which means that dense areas such as Midtown South would get more units than low -scale neighborhoods such as College Point, Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston and Little Neck, all of which represents Paladino. Yet Paladino scolded against the city of Yes.
Queens polemicists who are mainly polemicists (Paladin) Or entertainers (Curtis Sliwa) depicted City of JA as the end of Queens as we know it. I try to ignore paladinos propaganda and Sliwas scourge. The more oxygen they consume, the less there is a serious debate.
Fortunately, Paladino and her conservative colleagues were unable to sabotage City of Yes, which passed the council from 31 to 20 – not on partisely lines, but geographical lines. This City borders map Shows a half moon -shaped strip of “no” voices over the Faste neighborhoods of Manhattan where, not coincidentally, the least homes were built.
Chou cannot possibly be worse than Paladino about housing. But will he be better? His website does not even state the problem, although land use is the most important power of the municipality and the city has a serious housing shortage.
That is because a pro development platform is perhaps suicidal for a candidate from the District 19.
What does it play well there? Protection of large residential buildings against the CO2 emissions of the city.
The website of Chou says that he will “save cooperatives from the burden of local law 97.” His statement: “We cannot fight against climate change by putting the costs on the back of work and middle class homeowners. Local law 97 is an important and well-meaning law, but it places an unfair burden on cooperatives and apartments.”
Chou proposes to expand and expand the J-51 tax benefits to help reduce cooperatives and apartments to reduce their emissions.
Paladino-in Contrary to Chou Verzet against local law 97. But realizing that she cannot withdraw it, she also wants an ointment such as J-51. She also introduced an account in 2023 to Push the deadlines of local law 97 back by seven years. (It’s not over.)
‘My bill tries Buy time“She said then.” Yes, I am against the law, but if it has to happen, we have to do it wisely. If we push these drastic climate accounts, it would be nice if there was a J-51-type tax benefits. “
It is logical, political, to help cooperatives and apartments that are large enough to be subject to local law 97. Queens politicians love their cooperatives and apartments. Just don’t ask them to be built anymore.
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