Letter from Michael J. Borges Housing Crisis Plan Is Needed The 2024-25 Executive Budget fails to address both the affordability and availability of housing in the state and in rural communities. Governor Kathy Hochul’s previous budget proposal at least included ambitious and farsighted initiatives to address the housing crisis. This year the pendulum has swung all the way back, with a lackluster set of programs that mostly address vacant state-owned properties and New York City, while neglecting the rest of…