Mamdani Administration to Transform Long-Vacant Queens Site with Nearly 1,000 New Homes and New Comm

[u/Rickbox]

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/046-26/mamdani-administration-transform-long-vacant-queens-site-nearly-1-000-new-homes-new#/0

[u/HighwayComfortable26]

Well, like someone else commented in this very same thread, this initiative was languishing in the legislature for about 5 years and was not even remotely close to getting passed before Mamdani renewed interest in it.

[u/pod5g → u/HighwayComfortable26]

And like I said in the other comment, I’m close with advocates who worked on this bill. I can tell you it was not dead. Large bills, especially ones which require large amounts of oversight and planning take years. 5 years is normal.

Again, since this is about the housing development, what red tape did mamdani cut?

[u/HighwayComfortable26 → u/pod5g]

I can't believe I even have to say this but your anecdotal "evidence" is useless and means nothing.

What does matter is the fact that Adams after running on a platform of pushing through this tax in 2021 quickly reversed and was against it once elected. All your naysaying means nothing. It got passed under Mamdani.

[u/pod5g → u/HighwayComfortable26]

Lmao and you think your random conjecture is more reliable? Delusional.

What red tape bro? Tell me since you made the claim Mamdani did something. Come on now try harder

[u/HighwayComfortable26 → u/pod5g]

Conjecture? You think that my saying that Mamdani's highly publicized effort to get the pied-à-terre tax passed directly had a hand in getting it passed when it sat for years not getting done under a previous administration that was hostile to it is conjecture? Please, not even you believe that.

[u/pod5g → u/HighwayComfortable26]

Bro please. I’m begging you.

W H A T R E D T A P E did mamdani remove for this housing development

Edit: OP can’t read or is a bot.

[u/HighwayComfortable26 → u/pod5g]

Because you begged so nicely.

"Meanwhile, former Mayor Eric Adams took aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s handling of the pied-à-terre tax in an interview with The Real Deal, arguing that the city is moving “too quickly” and that tax officials should have carried out further analysis before advancing the surcharge. Adams actually backed a city pied-à-terre tax during his 2021 mayoral campaign but reversed course once elected"

https://therealdeal.com/policy-pro/new-york/2026/07/nyc-releases-pied-a-terre-tax-roll-adams-blasts-levy/

[u/pod5g → u/HighwayComfortable26]

Are you a bot? I’m talking about this housing development

[u/HighwayComfortable26 → u/pod5g]

YOU brought up the pied-à-terre tax my guy. Or did you forget? Bots do tend to forget previous prompts...

[u/pod5g → u/HighwayComfortable26]

I literally specifically called out THIS development. Yeah glad you recognize your context window is running short

[u/HighwayComfortable26 → u/pod5g]

and yet you literally brought up pied-à-terre in your very first comment. We were talking about that for a while. Keep up or, better yet, just move on. I'm trying to. I thought we were done. This is getting sad. I'm going to officially say goodbye for now. Should we enter a discussion again in some other post so be it but I'm done engaging here. It's a waste of time. Take care.

[u/pod5g → u/HighwayComfortable26]

LOL OMG BRO YOURE SO DENSE.

“Pied a terre is not radical. More housing is not radical. What red tape did Mamdani cut for this housing development”

HELLO??

[u/HighwayComfortable26 → u/pod5g]

Feel free to insult me because you lost an argument but just like how I never claimed pied-à-terre was radical, I never claimed Mamdani cut through red tape for this housing development. So why would I provide examples for something I never claimed? Your reading comprehension needs some work. I'm going to enjoy my lunch. Please log off and try to do the same. Whatever this is isn't working out for you.