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City council candidates on housing, public safety and immigration on Bronx Talk
Summary
Bronx Talk aired candidate clips and debates: one candidate pitched a 'community medium income' approach and converting underused NYPD lots to community land trusts; Shirley Aldebo said she opposes ICE agents entering New York City and supports resourcing policing rather than defunding it.
Bronx Talk aired segments with candidates discussing housing, public safety and immigration ahead of the city council contests.
A candidate described a "17 for 17" platform with housing at the top and proposed a Community Medium Income ("CMI") measure to base housing programs on local incomes rather than broader metropolitan averages. The candidate suggested using underutilized NYPD-owned lots and converting them to community land trusts (CLTs) as a way to build housing. "We have…
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