City looks at warehousing, Mayor has proposed "Unlocking Doors"

Mayor Adams is responding to the crisis of tens of thousands of people who need apartments while tens of thousands of apartments are being warehoused.  Is subsidizing landlords who might (illegally) refuse to rent to voucher holders, and whose apartments may need updates due to negligence the way to go? 

https://citylimits.org/2023/04/19/city-will-rehab-400-chronically-vacant-rent-stabilized-apartments-to-house-homeless

City to Rehab 'Chronically Vacant' Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants with Vouchers

The initiative will invest $10 million to repair up to 400 stabilized units that have sat empty, and turn them over to tenants with rental assistance vouchers—what the administration described as a “creative way” to boost the city’s affordable housing stock and increase options for voucher holders, who often facing discrimination from landlords and brokers. Read the story.