THE HOUSING PROBLEM Podcast
1) S4 E11. DEBORAH VANAMERONGEN
Rafael and Kirk talk to Deborah VanAmerongen of Nixon Peabody about Mitchell Lama. What is it, how close did Timothee Chalamet come to getting it right, and is Mitchell Lama 2.0 the easy solution so m...Show More
2) S4 E10. ANDREW KIMBALL
Rafael and Kirk talk to Andrew Kimball, President and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, better known as EDC.
3) S4 E9. DOUG APPLE
Rafael and Kirk talk to Doug Apple, chair of the Rent Guidelines Board, about the contentious process of deciding what owners of NYC's 1 million rent stabilized apartments can charge tenants. Plus, ma...Show More
4) S4 E8. NOAM BRAMSON
Rafael and Kirk talk to former New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson about what the Wall Street Journal called "the city that defied NIMBY." They dive into how the New Rochelle model works and if it can be ...Show More
5) S4 E7. MOLLY PARK
Rafael and Kirk talk to Molly Park, commissioner of NYC's Department of Social Services, about the real drivers of homelessness in New York, the city's unique right to shelter, and how to house our ne...Show More
6) S4 E6. ANNEMARIE GRAY
Rafael and Kirk talk to Open NY Executive Director Annemarie Gray about a wide range of topics, including faith-based housing, zoning reform, the state's role in pushing towns to legalize homes, and t...Show More
7) S4 E5. KEN KEARNEY
Rafael and Kirk talk to firefighter-turned-developer Ken Kearney about his unusual journey and what it takes to break into housing development from scratch.
8) S4 THP HOT TAKES: CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION
Mayor Eric Adams just created a Charter Revision Commission focused on making it easier to build housing. Rafael and Kirk give their hot take, including who's on it, what changes the Commission could ...Show More
9) S4 E4. KATHY WYLDE
Rafael and Kirk talk to Kathy Wylde, president & CEO of the Partnership for NYC, about City of Yes, why it's so expensive to build housing, and the economic toll the housing problem takes on cities li...Show More
10) S4 E3. CEA WEAVER
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 Gover...Show More