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Council to vote on board-approved housing lease despite letter from Randy Mastro, speaker says
Summary
The New York City Council prepared to vote on a board-approved resolution authorizing a land lease for a housing project. Council leadership called a recent letter from attorney Randy Mastro irrelevant and defended the council's record on housing amid broader criticism of proposed ballot changes that would shift land‑use power to the mayor.
The New York City Council said it will vote on a board‑approved resolution authorizing the lease of property for a housing project after the council speaker called a recent letter from Randy Mastro “irrelevant.”
The council speaker told colleagues and the public the board has taken no action to rescind its authorization and that the council will follow the statutory process to consider the resolution. “Randy Mastro's letter is indeed irrelevant,” the speaker said. The speaker also criticized the mayor and a top mayoral official for intervening, saying their actions were “alarming” and “shameful.”
Why this matters: The exchange surfaced a dispute between the council and outside legal input over whether the mayor or another official can block a project the…
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