“Housing for billionaires” is not the problem
Ben Kallos was upset. Not hostile, but definitely not happy. The former Council member had called this spring to object to my column about Hal Fetner’s failed attempt to build housing on a NYCHA site. This paragraph in particular bothered him: “Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other progressives are now pushing for more affordable housing in wealthier neighborhoods. Where were these people in 2017 when Hal Fetner and NYCHA leaders were getting pummeled by idiots like Ben Kallos?” “Idiots” was the wrong word. Nothing can be gained from calling someone an idiot, other than a brief dopamine hit. Besides, Kallos was […]
This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
Categories
Recent Posts
Inside A $34.8 Million Modern Brutalist Mansion In Beverly
Hills
JPMorgan’s $750B Bet on the Housing Market
How to Buy Your First Multifamily Rental With Low Money
(Rookie Reply)
Remote Work Could Be Your Affordability Answer
9 “Boring” Investing Habits That Will Actually Make You
Rich
Weekend Recap: Unique Inventory and the Coming Soon
Scoreboard
Forecast 2027: Housing Transactions Hold Steady Despite High
Rates
Mortgage Rates Have Jumped And Builders Are Moving To
Adapt
Reality Check: Mamdani’s “transfer” program gets
started
Manhattan office market closing in on pre-Covid
reality
