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19-Year-Old Launches Student Group Demystifying Zoning, Tackling NY Housing Crisis

6/8/2026

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Nineteen-year-old Angelo Mazza, a Fordham sophomore, founded a student group that breaks down zoning policy for youth.
Mazza is studying outdated zoning laws to address New York’s housing crisis.
His Queens upbringing, marked by soaring rent, motivates the organization’s focus on affordable housing.
The group aims to inform peers how zoning decisions affect housing affordability, likening its activism to past movements on war, gun safety and climate change.

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Story summary

Nineteen-year-old Angelo Mazza, a Fordham sophomore, founded a student group that breaks down zoning policy for youth.
Mazza is studying outdated zoning laws to address New York’s housing crisis.
His Queens upbringing, marked by soaring rent, motivates the organization’s focus on affordable housing.
The group aims to inform peers how zoning decisions affect housing affordability, likening its activism to past movements on war, gun safety and climate change.