A public conversation about housing in New York renews discussion of problematic windowless bedrooms

A week ago, New York City mayor Eric Adams participated in a live conversation at The Greene Space about the future of housing in the city. In a targeted exchange with Josefa Velasquez, an economics and equity editor for WNYC and Gothamist, the mayor cycled through talking points about housing, homelessness, and the effects of the pandemic.

Articles responding to the event focused on one of the most hotly debated topics for urbanism Twitter: windowless bedrooms. “Why can’t we do a real examination of the rules that state every bedroom must have a window?” Adams asked. “You don’t need no window where you’re sleeping, it should be

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