“How to Streamline Housing Permitting in New York” (Mercatus Center Policy Brief)
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Members of Welcome Home Westchester’s partner organizations and Policy Advisory Committee were interviewed by Silvia Del Fava and Salim Furth for a Policy Brief by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, “How to Streamline Housing Permitting in New York.”
It is more difficult to build housing in New York than in almost any other state. The legislature recently exempted many housing projects from its onerous environmental review process, but many hurdles remain. Even California builds homes at a faster rate than New York.1 As a result, the Empire State’s population has flatlined, and it risks losing economic dynamism and political power.
