December 12, 2014
Hockett on NYC Eminent Domain
Bob Hockett has posted ‘We Don’t Follow, We Lead’: How New York City Will Save Mortgage Loans by Condemning Them to SSRN. The abstract reads, This brief invited essay lays out in summary form the eminent domain plan for securitized … Continue reading
December 12, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
November 26, 2014
Manufacturing Jobs in NYC
The New York City Council released a report, Engines of Opportunity: Reinvigorating New York City’s Manufacturing Zones for the 21st Century. I am always worried that discussions of increasing manufacturing jobs, especially in a city as expensive as New York, … Continue reading
November 26, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
November 7, 2014
Reiss on Airbnb
MainStreet.com quoted me in Housing Activists Claim Airbnb Cuts Into Affordable Apartment Inventory in Manhattan. The story opens Popular and trendy neighborhoods in Manhattan accounted for 30% of units booked as private rentals on AirBnB.com, according to information subpoenaed by … Continue reading
November 7, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
November 6, 2014
NYC’s Changing Neighborhood Demographics
The Citizens Housing Planning Council has released a cool interactive map of NYC, Making Neighborhoods. It “follows change across the city by putting people at the center of analysis. Our work measures and visualizes the movements of groups of New Yorkers … Continue reading
November 6, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
October 8, 2014
Reiss on C-Span on Evolving Cities
C-Span has posted the footage from the Brooklyn Book Festival panel that I moderated: Planning and Protesting: Cities Evolve! With the city constantly evolving, each major project has its supporters and protesters. Authors Gregory Smithsimon and Benjamin Shepard (The Beach … Continue reading
October 8, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
October 7, 2014
NYC, Note 12 Trends in Affordable Housing Design
This story on The 12 Latest Trends in Affordable Housing is a bit different from those I usually post on the blog, but I like the pictures! The story opens, It is no secret that the world’s urban population is … Continue reading
October 7, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
October 3, 2014
Reiss on NYC Development Rules
Law 360 quoted me in Looser Rules Pave Way For NYC Affordable Housing Projects (behind a paywall). It opens, The commissioner of New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development detailed Wednesday how the agency will streamline the development … Continue reading
October 3, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
