Post-Sandy Real Estate; Isabel Allende; Progressive Mayor; Daily Rituals

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 30, 2013

Six months after Sandy hit, we take a look at how recovery is impacting current real estate trends and housing prices in the area. Plus: Isabel Allende talks about her new novel and its theme of adolescence in America; a discussion of whether or not the NYC electorate actually wants a progressive mayor; and a new book that chronicles the daily rituals of creative types, from Jane Austen to Woody Allen.

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