Governor Hochul: Require "Pro-Housing Community" Status for Suburbs to Get Extra Funds

After the State Legislature refused the Governor's previous local mandate plan, "Hochul said her new proposal is based on incentives,"  Newsday reported. "Hochul emphasized she is calling for a 'requirement' that local governments obtain the pro-housing designation to gain priority access to state funds she controls. Those funds include the Long Island Investment Fund, the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, and the New York Main Street Program, which have helped communities improve infrastructure through state funds, avoiding the cost to be borne fully by local property taxes." Left-leaning housing activists called this approach "letting suburbs off the hook."