Block by Block Endorsement Snowball Fri May 29 — Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, 4 Borough Presidents, HTC's Rich Maroko, Comptroller Levine, Council's Pierina Sanchez Back $22B / 400K Mamdani Housing Plan

Mayor's Office issued a follow-on release Fri May 29 highlighting the housing-production agenda of "Block by Block" (unveiled Tue May 26) as endorsements continue to grow. Named backers: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, four Borough Presidents, Hotel and Gaming Trades Council president Rich Maroko, Comptroller Mark Levine, Council Member Pierina Sanchez, plus labor leaders, housing organizations, and tenant advocates. Plan reiterates 200K new + 200K preserved affordable units over a decade, $22B five-year capital, paired with ~$5B over two years for new rent-stabilized affordable housing including senior + supportive carve-outs. C-SPAN ran the housing-policy presser.

• keptPied-à-terre tax on $5M+ second homes
• brokenCorporate tax hike ($1.75B/year)
• brokenDouble DCWP budget to $135M
• brokenIncrease Human Rights Commission funding to $21M

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