The Journal. · Sunday, September 27, 2026
Emily Issener asserted that New York City has been in a housing emergency since World War II, with no significant progress in solving it over the past 80 years. She believes recent policy changes, combined with inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic, have exacerbated existing problems.
“We have been in a housing emergency in New York City since World War II.”
“I can't think of another emergency that we haven't solved in 80 plus years.”
“But recent policy layered on top of that is just causing more insult to injury.”