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Whitney Tilson: “We as a city have doubled the amount of time it takes to get…”

Featuring: Whitney Tilson, Democratic | Former Hedge Fund Manager, Candidate for New York City Mayor

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Whitney Tilson Discusses New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Education Reform on 'You Decide' Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 43:32

And interest rates have gone from very low to, you know, more historical levels. You know, mortgage rates are 7% or something. So when you have that much higher carrying costs and you've. We as a city have doubled the amount of time it takes to get something done. That's crushing right there. So we have to speed up the process. I'm not saying, saying, you know, community boards don't get to weigh in or whatever, but, you know, I've looked at the six or seven stage Euler process, for example. (43:32–43:37)

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