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
August 29, 2014
Compact Units: Mountain or Molehill?
NYU’s Furman Center has posted a short Research Brief, Compact Units: Demand and Challenges. The brief notes that there is no formal definition of a compact or micro unit of housing, but the term is typically used to refer to … Continue reading
August 29, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
August 28, 2014
Location Affordability in NYC
Following up on two earlier posts (here and here) about Citizens Budget Commission policy briefs on housing affordability, I turn to a third one, Location Affordability in Large U.S. Cities. As a refresher, “Location affordability recognizes that the costs of … Continue reading
August 28, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
August 25, 2014
Location Affordability
Following up on an earlier post on NYC’s (Affordable) Housing Crisis, I turn to the Citizen Budget Commission’s report on Housing Affordability Versus Location Affordability. The report opens, How much more would you pay for an apartment just a short … Continue reading
August 25, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
August 21, 2014
NYC’s (Affordable) Housing Crisis
The Citizen’s Budget Commission is releasing a series of Policy Briefs on affordable housing in New York City. They raise interesting questions. The first policy brief, The Affordable Housing Crisis: How Bad Is It in New York City, compares the … Continue reading
August 21, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2014
Reiss on the Poor Door
Law360 quoted me in ‘Poor Door’ A Symptom Of Tough Balancing Act In Housing (behind a paywall). It opens, Extell Development Co.’s so-called “poor door” — a separate entrance for affordable housing tenants at a development on Riverside Drive — … Continue reading
July 31, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
