A lesson from Gov. Hochul’s failed NY housing plan: ‘Pretty please’ isn’t enough, lawyer says
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ambitious proposal to build 800,000 homes across New York, to address a housing shortage blamed for inflating prices across the state, was left undone when the state Legislature recently wrapped up work on a new state budget.
That outcome came as little surprise to attorney Craig Gurian of the Anti-Discrimination Center of New York. Nearly 14 years ago his legal group won a novel court settlement compelling Westchester towns to build hundreds of affordable housing units, and met resistance at nearly every turn – much like Hochul’s failed plan.
WNYC’s All Things Considered host Sean Carlson recently discussed Hochul’s housing plans with Gurian, executive director of the ADC, which fights discrimination in housing, employment and education, through advocacy and litigation. Here's their conversation about the path ahead.
