Brian Laird on WNYC.

Okay, I can't resist.

One of those Eric Adams lines last night.

Trump said, I've never met a person who's a vegan who like Turkey so much.

But I'm bum.

But seriously, Adam still has a city to run.

And now we're going to talk about city of yes,

which is the mayor's big plan to update New York City's zoning regulations

and address the dire housing crisis.

As city council prepares to begin two days of public hearings on this proposal starting Monday, we're going to give you a chance to sound off

right now to Dan Garadnik, director of the New York City Department of City Planning. Dan recently made this case,

the case for City of Yes, in an op-ed for the Queen's Daily Eagle. He simply wrote,

simply put, because there aren't enough homes for New Yorkers. He says City of Yes is a necessary

response to New York's severe housing crisis, characterized by record

high rents and limited supply. He also tried to dispel some misinformation about the proposal

that he says is out there and, quote, clear the air. Now, the plan obviously faces scrutiny,

as any plan should. City Council Speaker Adrian Adams recently stated that while zoning reform is important,

it alone cannot address the wide-ranging housing needs of New Yorkers.

She announced the council's intention to pursue its own thorough housing action plan,

as she called it as part of the final negotiations.

So we'll talk about that and more.

Dan Garadnik, welcome back to

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