Spencer Pratt and Zohran Mamdani should both follow this NY city’s housing lead

Nypost · Jun 05, 2026 · 873 words · By Howard Husock

Political ideology in urban planning Bureaucratic Inefficiency Supply-side housing solutions

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Spencer Pratt and Zohran Mamdani should both follow this NY city’s housing lead See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleInsurgent Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani don’t agree on much.

Common ground

Pratt pledges to force homeless drug addicts into treatment; Mamdani aims to swell the “homeless services” budget to $4.2 billion.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Straw Man: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 22 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “bringing that process down to one year... could increase available housing in LA by 23.7%”

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Claim 2: “Three linchpin city agencies — the Bureau of Buildings, the Department of Development and the Planning Board — must give developers a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down within 90 days.”

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Claim 3: “Mamdani aims to swell the “homeless services” budget to $4.2 billion”

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Web search results specifically mention Mamdani's plan to spend $4.2 billion on homeless services, noting it is $100 million more than the 2024 budget.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since January 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Social…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani is the 112th mayor of New York City, having served since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…

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Claim 4: “All told, it will mean a 37% increase in its overall housing stock”

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The claim that housing stock increased by 37% is mentioned in one LinkedIn source, but not corroborated by other independent data sources provided.

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web search NEUTRAL — New Rochelle, New York, a 40-minute train ride from Midtown Manhattan, has focused its housing construction in areas near transit.Spencer Platt/Getty Images. New Rochelle has built lots of new homes b…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mayor-york-city-suburb-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Housing construction in New York City and its suburbs has lagged far behind that of other major cities and their suburbs, resulting in low housing availability and a vacancy rate of just 3%. New York …
https://southwesttribune.com/news/new-yorks-housing-shortage…

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web search NEUTRAL — Data on new housing construction (“housing starts”) demonstrate that a shift towards multi-unit housing is already well underway.Since the early 2000s, however, new housing construction in Canada has …
https://www.todayville.com/edmonton/canadas-housing-density-…

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Claim 5: “not one project review has gone past 90 days. Most take just 60.”

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Claim 6: “Pratt proposes a major increase in the LAPD’s ranks”

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While evidence confirms Spencer Pratt is a candidate and has criticized Mayor Bass's budget, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming a proposal to increase LAPD ranks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephanie Lynn Pratt (born April 11, 1986) is an American television personality. In 2007, she came to prominence after being cast in a supporting role on the reality television series The Hills. In 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Pratt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman (born July 28, 1981) is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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Claim 7: “the flood of new construction has held rent increases to just 1.6% above 2020 levels”

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CRE Daily reports that median rents in New Rochelle have risen only 1.6% since 2020, and LinkedIn mentions it as one of the few affordable areas in the metro area.

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web search NEUTRAL — "The facts are," he said, "that the total rent bill for New Rochelle has increased less than half of one per cent (August, 1944, compared to March, 1942). Only 8 per cent of the dwellings in New Roche…
https://www.nytimes.com/1944/09/30/archives/rent-curb-barred…

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web search NEUTRAL — Median rents in New Rochelle have only risen 1.6% since 2020—far below the 25%+ spikes seen in NYC and parts of New Jersey. From 2020 to 2023, rents in the city actually fell by 2%, while national ren…
https://www.credaily.com/briefs/new-rochelle-rents-fall-as-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — New Rochelle is expected to increase its apartment stock by 37% compared with a decade ago and is one of the few relatively affordable areas in the New York City metro area.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregorywongesq_how-an-nyc-sub…

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Claim 8: “Insurgent Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt”

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Multiple independent reports from the New York Post identify Spencer Pratt as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outrigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality television series The Hills and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt

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Claim 9: “the city last month won the University of Utah’s annual Ivory Prize for housing affordability”

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Claim 10: “he’ll drop permit fees completely for single-family-home rebuilding if elected”

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The search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about a movie called 'Spencer' and a retail store; no evidence of a policy regarding permit fees was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer is a 2021 historical [8][9] psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. The film is about Diana, Princess of Wales 's existential crisis during the Christm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_(film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Spencers TV & Appliance for the best selection of home and kitchen appliances in the Phoenix, AZ area. Don't wait to shop the best appliance deals in Arizona!
https://www.spencerstv.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer's is the go-to destination for the latest trends, tees, body jewelry, décor and more, celebrating our mantra "Life's a party – and we're makin' it fun," for over 75 years.
https://www.spencersonline.com/

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Claim 11: “the permitting process alone “takes 16 months on average.””

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Claim 12: “New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani”

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Wikipedia and official NYC Mayor's Office sources confirm Zohran Mamdani was elected in 2025 and took office as the 112th mayor of New York City on January 1, 2026.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The nudge for Britain to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India — a longstanding demand — this time has come from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-exit-polls-out-in-key-state…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party primary for the 2025 New York City mayoral election took place on June 24, 2025. Voters ranked up to five candidates using ranked-choice voting. The early voting period began on J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_Democratic_…

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Claim 13: “between 2020 and 2023, the average New Rochelle rent went down by 2%”

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Claim 14: “Pratt pledges to force homeless drug addicts into treatment”

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Multiple web search results from May 2026 report that Spencer Pratt intends to use arrests and mandatory drug treatment to address homelessness.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 ... Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt wants to use arrests and mandatory drug and addiction treatment to clear the streets, ...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-19/forced-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2026 ... 98K likes, 5475 comments - spencerpratt on May 21, 2026: "If that addict on your street were your own son, what would you do?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYm_FwGBE2c/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on Thursday laid out his five-step plan to tackle drug addiction and homelessness in the city if ...
https://wchstv.com/news/nation-world/spencer-pratt-lays-out-…

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Claim 15: “His recently announced Streamlining Procedures to Expedite Equitable Development ( or SPEED) plan focuses only on reducing permit hold-ups for “affordable homes . . . frequently delayed by red tape.””

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Claim 16: “before a project can begin construction, it must receive approvals from up to 15 City agencies”

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Claim 17: “His firm [RXR] has invested more than $1 billion in New Rochelle. Overall planned private investment: $2.5 billion.”

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Claim 18: “it takes an average of over four years from the initial filing of a new building permit to officially complete construction and all inspections”

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Claim 19: “In Los Angeles, the Journal of Urban Economics recently found, it takes an average of four years to build a new multi-family building — with a year and a half of that devoted just to obtaining permits.”

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Claim 20: “Mamdani halted plans to hire thousands of new NYPD officers”

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Evidence confirms Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of NYC, but none of the provided sources mention him halting plans to hire thousands of NYPD officers.

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Claim 21: “New Rochelle changed its zoning and conducted a general environmental review covering much of its downtown”

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Claim 22: “Since 2015 the City of New Rochelle, pop. 85,000, has found a way to enable construction of 5,130 new apartments and approve 2,746 more, with another 3,100 likely on the way.”

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The specific numbers regarding New Rochelle's apartment construction (5,130 new, 2,746 approved, 3,100 likely) are only found in one source (AEI).

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 2015 the City of New Rochelle, pop. 85,000, has found a way to enable construction of 5,130 new apartments and approve 2,746 more, with another 3,100 likely on the way.
https://www.aei.org/opportunity-social-mobility/spencer-prat…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Apartment rentals. Bangkok Condo rentals.
https://www.airbnb.com/

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