Exit Interview for a Bronx Council Member

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 22, 2023

NYC Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez (District 13, East Bronx including Throggs Neck, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Schuylerville, Country Club, Locust Point, and Westchester Square, as well as parts of Allerton and Van Nest) reflects on her tenure at City Hall and discusses the politics of housing development amid New York's dire housing shortage. The outgoing Council Member's decision to support a housing plan in her district has been cited as a key reason she lost the seat to Republican Kristy Marmorato.

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