Gov. Hochul pushes plan for 800K housing units to help spur NY’s post-pandemic economy

Gothamist

By Elizabeth Kim and Jon Campbell

The Invest in Our New York campaign — a coalition of left-leaning organizations that supports increasing taxes on the wealthy — wasn't impressed with the plan, saying it relies too much on "giveaways to private interests and corporations."

“Governor Hochul has the power to direct significant investments into our communities, but there is no clear commitment on how much the state and city are willing to spend," Carolyn Martinez-Class, the campaign's coordinator, said in a statement. "Without real numbers, this proposal is nothing more than window dressing."

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