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
September 11, 2014
Reiss on the $1M Parking Spot
Law360 quoted me in NYC’s $1M Parking Spot Shows Appetite For Luxury (behind a paywall).It opens, Atlas Capital Group LLC caused a buzz Wednesday with its listing of a parking space in a condominium building in SoHo for $1 million, … Continue reading
September 11, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
September 10, 2014
Is NYC Rent Too Damn High?!?
Husock and Armlovich of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research have posted an Issue Brief, New York’s Rent Burdened Households: Recalculating the Total, Finding a Better Solution. The brief makes some important points, but they are almost lost because of … Continue reading
September 10, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
September 8, 2014
Industry City in Brooklyn
Some readers of the blog may be interested in this upcoming event at Brooklyn Law School, sponsored by the Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE): Presentation by Andrew Kimball Director, Innovation Economy Initiatives, Jamestown and CEO, Industry City About the … Continue reading
September 8, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
September 5, 2014
Planning and Protesting at the Brooklyn Book Festival
I will be moderating a panel at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 21st at 10am in the Brooklyn Law School Moot Courtroom. The panel is Planning and Protesting: Cities Evolve! With the city constantly evolving, each major … Continue reading
September 5, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
