THE HOUSING PROBLEM

Written by: The Housing Problem
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  • From the days of the Koch administration to Mayor Adams stepping into City Hall, New York City has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to solve the city’s housing problem. Yet from sky-high rents to crumbling public housing to rising rates of homelessness, the problem persists. Join housing experts Rafael Cestero and Kirk Goodrich, as they look at how New York City’s housing problem has evolved during their combined 60 years in the industry and wrangle with the most daunting challenges still ahead.
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Episodes
  • S4 E3. CEA WEAVER

    S4 E3. CEA WEAVER
    Nov 12 2024

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Cea Weaver, coalition director at Housing Justice For All, about the ideological diversity of the pro-homes movement, what exactly is social housing, and the housing deal Governor Hochul struck with the State Legislature. Also, how can we protect tenants while ensuring there are adequate resources to invest in maintaining and upgrading properties?
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S4 THP HOT TAKES: CITY OF YES

    S4 THP HOT TAKES: CITY OF YES
    Oct 22 2024

    As the New York City Council holds its public hearings on City of Yes, Rafael and Kirk give their hot take on what impact the plan will have, whether its critics have a point, and if Mayor Adams' legal troubles will jeopardize the most significant effort to solve New York's housing crisis in decades.
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    34 mins
  • S4 E2. AMY HOVEY

    S4 E2. AMY HOVEY
    Oct 9 2024

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Amy Hovey, CEO of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, about how she's made government work more efficiently, Governor Whitmer's approach to housing, the political dynamic in the Midwest, and how states can cut local red tape.

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    58 mins

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