The proposal, for the final budget of Mr. de Blasio's first term, provided a blueprint of sorts for a
potential second term with big - ticket
investments — including an additional $ 1.9 billion in capital spending to create more
apartments for some of the poorest New Yorkers — and long - term plans, like tens of millions of dollars to start a preschool program for 3 - year - olds in city public schools, and new spending on homeless shelters.
For that reason, developers and prospective
apartment owners flock to hot locations intensely analyzing available land or existing communities to determine if the revenue - generating
potential is worth their capital
investment.