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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

July 28, 2014

NYC’s Abandoned Public Housing

By David Reiss

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 21, 2014

A Resilient NYC

By David Reiss

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