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
July 28, 2014
NYC’s Abandoned Public Housing
The Community Service Society issued an important report, Strengthening New York City’s Public Housing. Public housing has a terrible reputation in much of the country, but the New York City Housing Authority traditionally had the reputation, notwithstanding its real flaws, … Continue reading
July 28, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
July 21, 2014
A Resilient NYC
NYU’s Furman Center released a report, The Price of Resilience: Can Multifamily Housing Afford to Adapt? It explains that storm-proofing New York City poses several special challenges not shared by all coastal areas. First, New York City is largely built … Continue reading
July 21, 2014 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
