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 many NY politicians think it is?
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.
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, managing scarcity and the 2019 rent stabilization law.
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 replicated.
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 neighbors with the most acute mental health challenges. Also, supportive housing, how to improve rental assistance, and using project-based vouchers to create homes.
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 the growing political clout of the YIMBY movement.
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.
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 propose, and the use of executive power in a housing emergency.
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 like New York.
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 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?
S4 THP HOT TAKES: CITY OF YES
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.
S4 E2. AMY HOVEY
Amy Hovey is the executive director and CEO of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority – the first woman to serve in that position in the agency’s 58-year history. She has experience in the private and non-profit sectors, having financed and developed housing prior to joining government. Amy has worked for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation in Michigan, and was chief of staff to Congressman Dan Kildee. And she sits on the National Advisory Council of the National Housing Conference.
S4 E1. PETE HARRISON
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.
S4 THP HOT TAKES: HARRIS’ HOUSING PLAN
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.