New report says NY could lose 80,000 homes to flooding, exacerbating housing crisis

The New York region is in the midst of a historic housing crisis. Now, a new report says the region’s housing shortage could be made even worse due to the potential loss of up to 80-thousand homes over the next 15 years due to flooding. The study is called “Averting Crisis: Zoning to Create Resilient Homes for All,” and it comes from the Regional Plan Association advocacy group. 

RPA's Vice President of Housing and Neighborhood Planning Moses Gates and Vice President of Energy and Environment Programs Robert Freudenberg are two of the report's co-authors. They spoke with WNYC's Stephen Nessen about their findings.