Alec Baldwin Instagram – It’s time for the final episode in our Summer Staff Picks series, highlighting favorite conversations from the Here’s The Thing archives. This week, we revisit my conversation with Andrew Berman. He has been called one of the most powerful people in New York real estate, but not because he’s a deep-pocketed developer.  Berman is the Executive Director of Village Preservation, where he advocates for the protection and conservation of historically important buildings and sites. We speak about his background and what led him to this field, how the changing zoning laws affect his work, his wish for the city’s future, the recent wins that Village Preservation has achieved, the ways the city has changed since covid, and the challenges involved in solving the city’s affordable housing crisis. Listen to the full episode now at the link in my bio.