"The development community is very excited about eliminating reviews for what they say is affordable housing, which of course they could have been building all along, she said at a hearing."
"The whole point of reforming SEQRA, the State Environmental Quality Review Act, is to enable developers to build more housing by making the process faster and less expensive."
"Glick blamed the state's housing crisis on years of real estate speculation, yet failed to connect it to zoning, rent control, and unnecessary reviews imposed by legislators."
"At one time, it was common in journalism to include both sides of a debate and let the reader decide which is correct. But we live in an age where public officials, influencers and activists make stuff up."
Deborah Glick, chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, expressed reluctance to change the environmental review process for affordable housing. Developers claim they could have built affordable housing earlier, but it often takes longer and costs more. Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed exemptions for housing projects from environmental reviews based on unit count and density. Glick attributed the housing crisis to real estate speculation, overlooking the impact of zoning, rent control, and regulations imposed by legislators. The article critiques the current state of public discourse and the need for accountability in statements made by officials.
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