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Council’s Housing Power Play | Real Estate News
City Council is staging a political tantrum over Mayor Mamdani’s pick for the Board of Standards and Appeals, John Mangin — a move that quietly stripped the Council of power they once held. Mangin, who led the very panel that reshaped housing rules, now faces criticism not for his policies but for his blunt economic truths: homeowners often block denser development to protect their property values, and community benefits agreements can ironically raise costs by limiting supply. The Council’s real beef? They’re losing influence, not disagreeing with facts. It’s time they stop pretending…
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