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The Jackpod: Gimme shelter!

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Construction workers walk past an affordable housing development in Willets Point, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in the Queens neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Construction workers walk past an affordable housing development in Willets Point, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in the Queens neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the role that restrictive zoning laws have played in the shortage of affordable housing in the U.S.

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