On this lively episode of The Housing Problem, Rafael and Kirk take a statewide scope of New York’s housing crisis with the top person in charge – RuthAnne Visnauskas – Commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal.

They take a deep dive into the history of the housing issue in New York, and the impact of all types of housing initiatives statewide, both current and historical. Using their decades of collective experiences in leading New York through every type of public or private housing issue, they aptly discuss commonly found, as well as the unique issues, communities throughout the Empire State will have to deal with when considering housing initiatives for their publicly targeted growth marks mandated by Albany.