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Building new housing near public transit is one of the most effective ways to make New York more affordable in the years and decades to come. If you have to own a car to get to work, you’re paying an average of $9,000 a year in vehicle expenses.

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A new poll finds 79% of New York voters support building apartments near train stations, including 68% of Republicans. The findings add to the debate over housing affordability and transit-oriented development. empire.streetsblog.org/poll-new-yor...

This financial burden is getting even heavier as gas prices skyrocket. We can lift this burden for New Yorkers and prevent them from getting priced out of our city by building new train lines like the IBX, and by building dense housing next to train stations.

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