Fact check: Did Adams really out-build Bloomberg and de Blasio combined?

Last week, in a relentless onslaught of interviews to kick off his re-election campaign, Mayor Eric Adams rattled off a rather surprising statement: “We’re going to build more housing in one term than [in] the 12 years under Bloomberg [and] the eight years under de Blasio combined.” On its face, that sounded impossible. More housing built in four years than in 20? His interviewers on the Odd Lots podcast didn’t press him to explain. They should have. It’s not like Mike Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio were not focused on housing — both had bold-sounding housing plans and met their […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.