Report: Our Infrastructure is Really Not Great

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 11, 2014

A new report from the Center for an Urban Future takes a deep look at New York City's infrastructure, from subways to homeless shelters to hospitals, and finds many elements in need of repair or upgrades. Jonathan Bowles, executive director of the think-tank, and Adam Forman, author of the report, look at what it would take to get the city's infrastructure back on track.

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