City Council Member Lincoln Restler is defending his seat against challenger Sabrina Gates in District 33. Restler, a political figure for nearly four years, and Gates, deputy director of the Brooklyn Democratic Party and former New Kings Democrat, both recognize NYC's affordability crisis. Gates suggests adjustments in calculating area median income for affordable rents and advocates for increased housing. Restler agrees on expanding housing supply but stresses there's no quick solution to the crisis faced by working families in their district.
Both candidates agreed that New York City is in an affordability crisis. Gates emphasized that she wants to change how area median income (AMI) is calculated for affordable rents.
Restler acknowledged that while increasing housing supply would help reduce rents, he emphasized that there is no quick fix for the affordability crisis facing working families.
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