An apartment building at 320 Mott St. is seen in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014.

Why the Rent is Still So High

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 4, 2023
Greg David, contributor covering fiscal and economic issues for The City, director of the business and economics reporting program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and the author of Modern New York: The Life and Economics of a City (St. Martin's Press, 2012), explains why the rent in NYC is still at record highs, despite a lower population and a weaker economic picture than other parts of the country.

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