New York Now

On this week's edition of New York NOW: New York's overdose crisis got worse during the pandemic, after a few years of progress. Reporter Alexis Young explores new strategies for addressing the epidemic. Affordable housing continues to be hard to find in New York, where an overall housing shortage persists. James Lloyd from the New York State Association for Affordable Housing joins us to explain. We're at the half-way point in New York's state budget, and the state just released a progress report. Patrick Orecki from the Citizens Budget Commission has details.   Explore more of New York on NYNOW.ORG.