Mamdani's First "Neighborhood-Level" Housing Plan
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
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🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It's the Brian Lair Show on WNYC. |
| 0:13.3 | I'm Amina Serna, a producer for the Brian Lair Show, filling in for Brian today. |
| 0:18.5 | Coming up on today's show, is President Trump planning to use the Venezuela playbook in Cuba? |
| 0:24.8 | That's the question on the minds of foreign policy watchers, as the administration is showing signs that it plans to make a big move on Cuba. |
| 0:33.7 | My guess will be Politico's Nahal Tusi, whose column from this week is titled, Yes, Trump might |
| 0:40.1 | really attack Cuba. Plus, did you hear the news that the supposedly sustainable millennial |
| 0:48.0 | chic clothing brand Everlane will be sold to Sheehan, the ultra-fast fashion behemoth. |
| 0:54.9 | Kind of feels like the end of an era that started sometime in the 2010s |
| 0:59.5 | when fashion companies at least tried to foster ethical consumption and sustainable practices. |
| 1:06.6 | And we'll wrap today's show with, and I don't want to shock you, but some potentially life-changing news. |
| 1:13.7 | New York-style bagels and pizza may be changing. |
| 1:17.2 | Why? |
| 1:18.0 | Lawmakers in Albany have passed a bill that would ban bromated flour, a widely used ingredient that many in the food industry think gives our bagels and pizza slices |
| 1:28.8 | their unique New York texture. Turns out it's also potentially carcinogenic. Governor Hockel |
| 1:36.2 | hasn't signed the bill into law yet, but we'll talk about the ingredient and the workarounds |
| 1:40.9 | if it is indeed banned. But we begin with some exclusive reporting from our colleague David Brand, WMYC and Gothamus Housing Reporter. |
| 1:51.0 | David's latest is on Mayor Zoraamondani's first neighborhood-level rezoning initiative, |
| 1:57.0 | dubbed the South of Prospect Plan. |
| 1:59.0 | It targets the commercial corridors of Coney Island Avenue and McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn for denser housing development. |
| 2:07.6 | The logic is in choosing this location. |
| 2:11.5 | It seems to be that it's a transit hub that heads into Manhattan with an eye towards the future Interboro Express light rail. |
| 2:19.1 | The announcement paired with a North Bronx rezoning along White Plains Road are the first |
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