The Real Deal | Apr 3, 2023
…to hire their workers. When it comes to statewide policy, a lack of full-throated support from organized labor can amount to a death knell.
While some major construction groups have voiced support for her housing plan, Hochul has not managed to mobilize them, said Democratic political consultant George Arzt.
“If you are doing a great crusade such as the governor is doing on her major housing program, you need surround-sound support for the program,” he said.
To better understand the role construction organizations can play in real estate development, The Real Deal took a look at five of the city’s…
