Q&A
Housing assistance and affordable housing options for H+H physicians
1:59:55
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Council Member Lynn C. Schulman inquires about housing assistance for H+H physicians, referencing past programs and current affordable housing initiatives. Dr. Mitch Katz discusses the challenges and current approaches.
- H+H previously helped physicians find apartments, but this practice has been discontinued
- Current mentoring includes suggestions for more affordable areas outside of NYC, such as Jersey City
- There's recognition that living outside NYC is not ideal for many
- Dr. Katz expresses support for the idea that everyone working in NYC should be able to live there
- The discussion touches on the mayor's recent announcement about increasing affordable housing
Lynn C. Schulman
1:59:55
Yeah.
1:59:55
I want I I did wanna ask one follow-up.
1:59:58
Wasn't there a time when H and H helped physicians find departments?
2:00:02
When I was there, I thought it my understand yeah.
2:00:05
They did.
Mitch Katz
2:00:06
Mhmm.
2:00:06
Seems like a good idea.
2:00:07
I mean, again, maybe with all of these, maybe we don't we don't necessarily want to do it ourselves.
2:00:13
So you probably don't want
Ahmed Amer
2:00:14
me to be looking
Max Fisher
2:00:15
for your apartment.
Lynn C. Schulman
2:00:15
But, you know, with the with the mayor's state of the city yesterday and talking about having a lot a a ton more affordable apartments, maybe there should be some conversations around that.
Mitch Katz
2:00:26
Right.
2:00:26
I mean, what what we do and it actually makes me sort of sad.
2:00:30
Right?
2:00:31
We mentor people about things like maybe you can live in Jersey City or right.
2:00:36
It's it's not the as a New Yorker, it's not the answer, but that's often what we wind up doing is, okay, well, you know, what would be a reasonable commute?
2:00:45
Where does the, you know, the new train line go?
2:00:48
You know, allows, you know at least that's New York State still.
2:00:52
You know, if the if the metro north now goes to where you live in the Hudson, right, housing prices are lower.
2:00:59
But, I mean, it's not an ideal.
2:01:01
Right?
2:01:01
I mean, I I grew up in Brooklyn.
2:01:03
I feel like everybody should be able to live in New York City, if they work here.