It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. Now Mayor Mom,

Donnie and The Quest for Affordable Housing Day 6 with WNYC and Gothamist Housing

Reporter David Brand.

You know, the mayor has already made it clear in his first days in office that housing

will be a major focus of his administration.

And of course, we knew that.

All the candidates ran on housing as a major focus.

So far, though, he's held two press conferences already,

one in Flatbush, another at the famous address of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx,

also known as the birthplace of hip-hop. Here's a bit of the mayor's opening words in the

Bronx on Sunday. When New Yorkers can afford a home, New Yorkers can afford to make great art. And when New Yorkers can afford a home, New Yorkers can afford to make great art. And when

New Yorkers can afford a home, New Yorkers can afford to be themselves. But as many working

people know, it is increasingly impossible to find an affordable home in New York City, to build

a dignified life without earning hundreds of thousands of dollars

each year. And those same New Yorkers know that too often, if they can find a home that they can

afford, there is likely a reason they can afford it. Roaches and rats, heat that never turns on,

elevators that are always out of order, bad landlords who take

their money and yet never respond to requests for repairs. A dignified life does not just mean having

a roof over your head. It means that you don't feel uncomfortable or unsafe in your own home.

It means that your money buys you what

you paid for. It means that a bad landlord is not allowed to rip you off with impunity.

Mayor Mamdani on Sunday. So now that we've heard some of the description of problems and some

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