A solution for vacant units and Mamdani’s trust problem

Why would senior Mamdani aides walk into a lion’s den of 3,000 real estate junkies who hate HPD violations and the mayor’s politics? In a bit of a surprise, the Mamdani administration made a big effort to connect with the industry at The Real Deal’s New York Forum this week, sending Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg and Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy to the stage. The reason: To meet the mayor’s goals of reducing rent growth and improving conditions for tenants, they need the industry to build and repair housing like never before. And for that, they need to […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.