Brian Lairer on WNYC and staying on the mayoral primary.

We will now focus specifically on the section from Thursday night's debate about housing.

We didn't replay this section on

Friday morning because we wanted to pull it out for a separate and bring on our housing

reporter, David Brand, because obviously I don't have to tell you, for many people, the number

one issue facing them and the city this year is housing. So we will replay the 12-minute housing section of the

debate, then talk to our housing reporter, David Brand, about how they're actually running

differently from each other, since they're all saying they'll bring a lot more affordable

housing. So here's the housing exchange from Thursday night's debate.

When New Yorkers are asked their top concerns, one of the biggest issues is always affordability,

particularly the high cost of housing. Millions of New Yorkers in rent-stabilized apartments are

currently awaiting a final ruling from the Rent Guidelines Board about how much they could pay more each month in rent. But first we'll get to a crucial question

about the production of housing. We want you, the candidates, to address New Yorkers

with your top proposal to ease the housing crunch. And I'll start with you, Mr.

Myrie. We know you've been vocal about a plan to build and preserve one million

units of housing. You mentioned it earlier. Is that a realistic possibility given the current

dynamics in the city? Let me tell you what's real, Katie. People are leaving the city because

they can't afford to stay here. They can't afford the rent. Can't afford to own a home. Like me

and my wife who were looking to put down

roots in the same neighborhood we grew up in, people are struggling. And we've had leaders of the

past that have put their solutions forward and things have only gotten worse. So yes, one million

homes over the next 10 years because we can't keep nibbling around the edges. That is the only way

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