TY  - UNPB
EP  - 22
TI  - A Tale of Two Mayors
AV  - public
Y1  - 2022///
UR  - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3918/
A1  - Farber, Alec
ID  - theses_frw3918
M1  - bachelor
N2  - Zoning has long been an important tool for shaping New York City. The Mayor, through the Department of Planning, exerts considerable influence over this process. Mayor Bill DeBlasio (2014-2021) promised to build more housing and accommodate more population growth than his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg (2001-2013), who largely used rezoning to preserve neighborhoods as they were. Understanding the degree to which DeBlasio succeeded in this helps future planners and politicians make their own decisions. This article compares the Bloomberg and DeBlasio Administrations by analyzing housing construction and population change in areas rezoned during their respective tenures. Results showed that areas rezoned by DeBlasio led to much more housing and population growth in relation to existing housing supply and population. However, DeBlasio blockgroups impact on the city is unclear, because many neighboring areas unzoned by either mayor saw similar patterns of growth.
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