Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are just one rent hike, one medical emergency, one layoff from joining the ranks of the homeless in our city, which have swelled to the greatest numbers since the Great Depression. There is good news, however, There has never been more consensus across the ideological spectrum that we are indeed in a housing crisis. and the deep necessity of building more housing across these five boroughs. So today I am meeting with two sets of stakeholders who I believe can share key insights into … (00:52–00:59)
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Asserts that there is widespread agreement on the existence of a housing crisis.
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