New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused opponents of new affordable housing developments of advocating a new era of “Jim Crowism.”
According to a Gothamist report, the city produced more than 14,700 new apartments with rents capped for low- and middle-income tenants during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, a new record high. Adams declared that the “solution to our housing affordability shortage is simple: Gotta build more.”
A new report from the policy group New York Housing Conference found that most of the newly constructed affordable housing is based in predominantly Black and Hispanic communities across the city, while civic groups in predominantly White neighborhoods have been vocal in their opposition to this housing. Adams complained about this “Not In My Backyard” (NIMBY) opposition to new affordable housing, adding the criticism is fueled by the belief the new housing would benefit “single Black men.”
“This is not the Deep South of 1950,” he said. “Jim Crowism can’t exist in our city. Every part of this city must have an obligation to build more housing.”
Photo courtesy Mayor Eric Adams’ Facebook page
How about putting people to work and take them off of all forms of welfare?? No more “affordable housing” built with our tax dollars that are destroyed by the freeloaders with 20 years or less!!
I just sold a new house to a Hispanic couple in Arizona. She works a 12 hour night shift as a nurses aid 4 days a week. He drives for Door Dash. Their daughter is on scholarship at ASU for nursing and works part time. How did they do it? They didn’t eat out. They didn’t buy expensive coffee. They scrimped and they saved. They saved $40,000 in cash in 5 years. They improved the manufactured home they were living in at a mobile home park with sweat equity — doing most of the work themselves. They kept their credit scores up and their debt down. They went from the $13,500 mobile home to a new home just under $500,000. They sold their mobile home for over $85,000. It can be done. It takes planning, discipline, hard work, and of course, a great real estate agent as a guide to properties they could afford, and a loan officer willing to work with them.
Why does everything have to turn into a “racism” issue? Jim Crow laws died a long time ago, and good riddance. Housing is for everyone, and no neighborhood should be judged to be just white, black, or Hispanic. Please give it a rest already. Why don’t we all just take responsibility for our own efforts in making a better life? I struggled at a low-paying job and drove an old car for nine years while educating myself to move forward in the world. Effort has to be made to better your own situation.
I was a single mother who worked 2 jobs to make sure my son had what he needed. There was no eating out or brand new TV’s, cars or expensive phones. Put them to work building the housing if they want to live in it.
Giving most of the vacancies to those that are not legally supposed to be here.