Soho Forum Debate: Emily Eisner vs. Kenny Burgos

Resolution: Mayor Zohran Mamdani's housing policies will make housing more affordable for most New York City residents.
About this Event

For the affirmative:

Emily Eisner is the acting executive director and chief economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute, where her research focuses on the intersection of macroeconomics and labor economics. Previously, she worked for the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Labor and Economic Analysis Division and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

For the negative: 

Kenny Burgos is the CEO of the New York Apartment Association, where he represents a coalition of housing providers who own and manage hundreds of thousands of rent-stabilized homes across New York City. He is a former member of the New York State Assembly representing the 85th district in the southeastern Bronx.

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Agenda

🕑: 06:00 PM
Doors open
Host: The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
🕑: 06:30 PM
Meeting convenes
Host: The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
🕑: 08:00 PM
Reception
Host: Gene Epstein & Hisako Kobayashi's Apartment

Info: Food and drink are included with a Reception ticket.

Please note: to attend the reception, you must purchase a Debate + Reception ticket.