Gentile discusses why he supports De Blasio affordable housing plan
On the eve of a City Council vote on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s mammoth affordable housing plan, Councilmember Vincent Gentile appeared before the Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights community board and explained his reasoning for coming out in support of the controversial plan.
Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) told Community Board 10 Monday night that he was swayed by the fact that the council was able to negotiate with the de Blasio Administration to get significant changes made to the mayor’s original blueprint, including opening up the definition of affordable housing to cover more of the city’s middle class.
Under the new version of the plan, a middle class option is included, according to Gentile, who said that now, a family of three earning between $95,000 and $100,000 a year would still be eligible to qualify for affordable housing units in certain buildings.