On the Issues

It’s about how Hoboken manages every dollar, every development, and every service so residents can afford to stay. From keeping taxes stable and enforcing rent control to negotiating smarter projects that deliver real affordability and community benefits, we can keep Hoboken livable for everyone. Because affordability isn’t a side issue. It’s the foundation of everything that makes our city strong, diverse, and home.

As a former real estate finance executive, I know real estate math — and I know how to make development work for Hoboken, not the other way around. That expertise matters when it comes to using every tool available — from budgeting and zoning to negotiations — with the discipline to make them work for residents.

Affordability is about keeping our neighbors here — and protecting the Hoboken we built together. Living in Hoboken is expensive. Housing costs, property taxes, and everyday essentials have all climbed. But our success didn’t happen by accident — we built it together: a safe, walkable city with beautiful parks, good schools, and a sense of community like no other.

Now, as one of the most desirable places to live, growing demand has pushed up costs and made it harder for many long-time residents, working families, and even essential workers to stay.

Affordability doesn’t happen on its own — it takes leadership that knows how to use every tool available and the discipline to use them well.

How We Keep Hoboken Affordable

“In Hoboken, we all share the same backyard. That’s what defines our community — and it’s how I’ll lead as Mayor.”

Keeping Hoboken affordable takes more than good intentions — it takes leadership that knows how to use every tool available. From responsible budgeting to fair housing policies and accessible city services, every decision City Hall makes affects how affordable it is to live here. These priorities reflect a city government that works for residents — protecting stability, opportunity, and the Hoboken we’ve built together.

• Keep property taxes stable
  Eliminate wasteful spending, practice disciplined budgeting, and plan long term — keeping taxes predictable and services affordable for everyone.

• Enforce rent control
  Expand resources to strengthen enforcement and stop unfair rent hikes — protecting long-time tenants and the stability rent control provides, while applying the law fairly to small landlords who keep rents low for their tenants.

• Deliver accessible services
  Ensure that municipal programs — from parking and recreation to senior and youth activities — remain affordable and accessible for residents on fixed or lower incomes.

• Build housing that fits Hoboken’s needs
  Push for more family-sized and workforce units, preserve subsidized housing, and complete the long-overdue Housing Authority redevelopment — ensuring new development delivers community benefit, not just profit for developers.

• Grow responsibly
  Ensure development funds affordability, infrastructure, and open space — not the other way around.

• Preserve diversity and opportunity
  Municipal workers, seniors, working families, and young professionals should all be able to live and grow here. That mix is what makes Hoboken special — and what I’ll work to protect.

The Housing Boom — And What It Means for Hoboken

Under Mayor Bhalla, more than 20 new residential buildings totaling nearly 6,000 units have been approved or are in the pipeline — including roughly 650 affordable units and up to 600 three-bedroom homes.

That level of growth brings both opportunity and challenge. I’ve supported the projects that made sense for Hoboken — those that added real affordability, family-sized housing, and open space — and I’ve pushed back when the trade-offs didn’t work.

This new housing should help increase supply and bring some relief to the local market. But it also underscores the need for stronger planning, smarter negotiations, and a city government that knows how to use its tools — and use them well — to protect affordability and our quality of life.

Always Been Fighting for Affordability

For more than a decade, Tiffanie has fought to keep Hoboken affordable — and delivered real results. She’s led nearly every city budget discussion, saving taxpayers over $35 million by stopping wasteful spending and demanding accountability. She restructured Hoboken’s water contract, freeing up $33 million for infrastructure upgrades instead of higher taxes.

Tiffanie co-authored the Workforce Housing Manual, strengthened rent control, and helped defend it at the ballot box. She’s pushed for Hoboken-first access to affordable units, required transparency on all PILOT agreements, and made sure new developments include real affordability and open space.

From keeping parking reasonable to ensuring recreation stays free for lower income residents, Tiffanie has focused on making life in Hoboken more affordable for everyone — and has a track record to prove it.

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Affordability isn’t a single issue — it’s the foundation for everything else.

As A Different Kind of Mayor, my entire focus will be to make Hoboken a place where people can put down roots, raise families, and build their future right here.