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THE HOUSING PROBLEM

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.The Housing Problem Economics
Episodes
  • S5 E4. SAMANTHA MAGISTRO

    S5 E4. SAMANTHA MAGISTRO
    Dec 17 2025

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Samantha Magistro of the family-owned property owner BronxPro Group about the math problem facing rent-stabilized and affordable housing and what policy changes it would take to make the math work.
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    53 mins
  • S5 E3. HOMELESSNESS / DR. MITCHELL KATZ

    S5 E3. HOMELESSNESS / DR. MITCHELL KATZ
    Dec 3 2025

    Rafael and Kirk return to the subject of homelessness with a focus on unhoused New Yorkers living with mental illness. Dr. Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, joins The Housing Problem to talk about housing as a critical foundation for addressing mental illness.
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    56 mins
  • S5 E2. THP HOT TAKES: MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI EDITION

    S5 E2. THP HOT TAKES: MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI EDITION
    Nov 12 2025

    Rafael and Kirk recap the 2025 NYC mayoral election, including Mayor-elect Mamdani's first hires, what's needed to make a rent-freeze feasible, what's broken at City Hall that needs fixing, and what a successful first 100 days would look like.
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    43 mins
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