A plot of land that is being developed into multifamily housing, bottom left, is seen in East Northport, N.Y., Thursday, March 16, 2023.

How Gov. Hochul's Housing Plan is Playing on Long Island

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 14, 2023

Larry Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, talks about the arguments for and against Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to build up to 800,000 new homes across the state. It's a plan that has set off intense opposition from several voices in New York's suburbs. 

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