De Blasio: 'If You Build It They Will Come'
Mayor Bill de Blasio joins us to talk about his agenda for the second year of his administration, as outlined in yesterday's State of the City address. The city's population will get to 9 million people, he noted, and the city has to adapt and retain affordability.
"What happened [in Williamsburg] is there was no plan to mitigate the effects of gentrification." @BilldeBlasio on development, density.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 4, 2015
"If we stood idly by, what we're going to see is lots and lots of development, lots of displacement." @BilldeBlasio https://t.co/zNiVyZhzTU
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 4, 2015
"Tough controls and tough bargains" for developers, @BilldeBlasio tells @BrianLehrer
— Andrew J. Hawkins (@andyjayhawk) February 4, 2015
Need for "muscular" city policy protecting affordable housing became apparent to @BilldeBlasio as Park Slope CM, he tells @BrianLehrer.
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) February 4, 2015
Mayor: Infrastructure has to be accounted for by developers when possible. But the city has to pitch in when possible, too, as with ferries.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 4, 2015
"Maximum affordability," new infrastructure ie schools & transportation must be part of the development puzzle, BdB tells @BrianLehrer.
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) February 4, 2015
"We are the ultimate coastal city and we're not taking advantage of it" @BilldeBlasio on ferry plan
— Brigid Bergin (@brigidbergin) February 4, 2015
"If you built it they will come"--de Blasio on his ferry plans
— Dana Rubinstein (@danarubinstein) February 4, 2015
"I think if you do it right, it gets more and more ridership with every year and that helps to support the lower fare," @BilldeBlasio says.
— Jillian Jorgensen (@Jill_Jorgensen) February 4, 2015
Broken Windows has made the city safer, says @BilldeBlasio. And: "It is a living, breathing theory. It is not static."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 4, 2015
#VisionZero is an application of Broken Windows, says Mayor. "It's a broad template that we will continue to move within" and update.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 4, 2015
"I appreciate the depth of your analysis" @BilldeBlasio tells @BrianLehrer who expressed his understanding of why BdB didn't talk policing
— Brigid Bergin (@brigidbergin) February 4, 2015
