NYC’s mayor dropped one of those polished videos bragging about cutting red tape so affordable housing gets built faster, saying working people “can’t afford to wait.”
Problem is people already feel completely crushed on rent, groceries, gas, everything, so the replies turned ugly fast. A lot of people were basically saying “cool speech, but where are these affordable apartments?” because most neighborhoods still feel impossible unless you make serious money.
As a NYC real estate broker, I deal with your ‘housing crisis’ often: non-paying tenants who squat 12-24 months while courts do nothing, thanks to your tenant protections. ‘Removed major hurdles’ = you simplified the lottery paperwork for your subsidized units that still don’t…
— S C Memolo (@SenseNotNoise) May 14, 2026
The reason there’s a housing crisis in NYC is not because of inventory issues, but because of harboring illegal immigrants and spending $1.5 billion this year providing them with free services.
The answer is simple, cooperate with ICE to deport them.
That should be federal law.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) May 14, 2026
Why did you renege on your campaign promise to fund the CityFHEPS housing voucher program which protects New York's poorest tenants from eviction and homelessness? Why cut $1B from NYC's most vulnerable? Why fight NYC Council proposal? Why backtrack in betrayal and cowardice? pic.twitter.com/RPmATsmP9B
— Farooq Zafar (SF Ali) 📊🅿️Ⓜ️ (@sfali789) May 14, 2026
That’s why the video rubbed people the wrong way. Politicians keep celebrating “progress” while regular people still feel like they’re falling behind every month.