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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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S4 E7. MOLLY PARK 58:11

21 days ago58:11

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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 neighbors with the most acute mental health challenges. Also, supportive housing, how to improve rental assistance, and using project-based vouchers to create homes.…

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S4 E6. ANNEMARIE GRAY 50:27

5 weeks ago50:27

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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 the growing political clout of the YIMBY movement.

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S4 E5. KEN KEARNEY 51:06

7 weeks ago51:06

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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.

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S4 THP HOT TAKES: CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION 36:00

9 weeks ago36:00

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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 propose, and the use of executive power in a housing emergency.

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S4 E4. KATHY WYLDE 1:04:39

16 weeks ago1:04:39

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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 like New York.

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S4 E3. CEA WEAVER 1:01:36

19 weeks ago1:01:36

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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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S4 THP HOT TAKES: CITY OF YES 34:02

22 weeks ago34:02

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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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S4 E2. AMY HOVEY 57:37

24 weeks ago57:37

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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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S4 E1. PETE HARRISON 1:09:40

26 weeks ago1:09:40

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Rafael and Kirk talk to Pete Harrison, Connecticut Director of the Regional Plan Association, about the CT Zoning Atlas, transit-oriented development, builders remedies, and the DesegregateCT approach to changing NIMBY hearts and minds.

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S4 THP HOT TAKES: HARRIS' HOUSING PLAN 29:33

29 weeks ago29:33

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Rafael and Kirk kick off Season 4 by recapping Vice President Harris' new housing plan and giving their take on what these policies - including her commitment to creating 3 million new homes by the end of her first term - could mean for the housing crisis.

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S3 E12. THP LIVE / SEASON 3 FINALE 1:06:16

37 weeks ago1:06:16

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Rafael and Kirk get together with the Urban Land Institute NY's Young Leaders Group to discuss the housing deal struck between Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature, recount their own housing journeys, and share some perspective on making it through the housing crisis of the 70s.

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S3 E11. ALICIA GLEN 1:02:50

39 weeks ago1:02:50

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Rafael and Kirk talk to former Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen about the de Blasio administration's housing legacy, the evolution of NYC's housing policy over the last 30 years, and what the Adams administration is getting right/what it's getting wrong. The founder and managing principal of M Squared also discusses the Gateway Project, asylum seekers, and why developers are leaving NYC.…

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S3 E10. SECRETARY SHAUN DONOVAN 1:04:30

41 weeks ago1:04:30

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Rafael and Kirk talk to former HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan about catastrophe as a driver of solutions to the housing problem, touching on Superstorm Sandy, the subprime mortgage crisis, and the decline of public housing. Also, are housing abundance and resilience in conflict or compatible?

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S3 E9. VISHAAN CHAKRABARTI 52:00

43 weeks ago52:00

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Rafael and Kirk talk to Vishaan Chakrabarti, founder of the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, about supply and demand denialism, the weaponization of Jane Jacobs' legacy, and how to add housing when a city is "full."

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S3 E8. JAMAR ADAMS 1:03:45

45 weeks ago1:03:45