De Blasio to tout housing plan to business leaders
Mayor Bill de Blasio will bring his message of combating income inequality — and, in particular, his ambitious affordable housing plan — to a group of influential New York City business leaders whose support could prove vital.
De Blasio will deliver a significant speech Thursday morning to the Association for a Better New York, a coalition of city elites who thrived for 12 years under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s leadership but who have been concerned that under his successor’s stewardship crime could increase and the economy falter.
The mayor offered a brief preview of his speech to reporters on Wednesday, saying he would “talk about what we have to do to continue to address income inequality,” which is the signature initiative of his young administration.