Candidates Ignore New York Housing Crisis as They Campaign Before Primary

Braced against the wind whistling down her Brooklyn street in between chilly April showers, Tatiana Williams looked up at the concrete housing block ahead and wondered how much longer she would be able to carry on living there.

“They are developing so much around here, it’s gotten really expensive. Some of the affordable places are trying to go private, it’s happened to the building next to mine, and when that occurs lower- to middle-income families leave – but if we leave, where we gonna live at?” she asked.