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
October 2, 2014
The Divided City — New York Edition
Richard Florida and colleagues at the Martin Prosperity Institute have posted a report, The Divided City: And the Shape of the New Metropolis. The executive summary explains that To better understand the relationship between class and geography, this report charts … Continue reading
October 2, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
September 29, 2014
Reiss on Green Bonds
Law360 quoted me in Green Bond Bandwagon Promises Cash Returns For NYC (behind a paywall). It opens, A New York City proposal to market billions in so-called green bonds could reduce debt costs for the city by enticing investors who … Continue reading
September 29, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
September 22, 2014
Lending to Keep Housing Affordable
New York State Comptroller DiNapoli issued a critical audit of a loan program of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. HPD disagreed with many of the audits key findings. For the purposes of this blog post, … Continue reading
September 22, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
