November 27, 2015
The Marvel of NYC’s Water Supply
Another school holiday, another museum. The family and I went to the Queens Museum. Although I am a lifelong New Yorker, I had never been there before. It is a great, small museum, with just a few galleries. It is … Continue reading
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November 25, 2015
Affordable New York
I just came back from a great couple of exhibits at the Museum of the City of New York that would be of great interest to the readers of this blog. The first, Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy, provides … Continue reading
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November 24, 2015
NINYBY
A propos of yesterday’s post on the great paradox of housing policy — people say that they want restrictive land use policies which limit the construction of new housing at the same time that they say that they want more affordable … Continue reading
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November 17, 2015
Housing Affordability in NYC
The Citizens Budget Commission has released Whose Burden Is It Anyway? Housing Affordability in New York City by Household Characteristics. The CBC produced some interesting and counterintuitive policy briefs last year, in which it examined housing affordability across large U.S. cities … Continue reading
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November 11, 2015
Property Tax Exemptions in Wonderland
NYU’s Furman Center has released a policy brief, The Latest Legislative Reform of the 421-a Tax Exemption: A Look at Possible Outcomes. This brief is part of a series on affordable housing strategies for a high-cost city. It opens, Since the … Continue reading
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Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Value of Manufactured Housing Communities: A Dual-Ownership Model, Charles Becker & Ashley Yea, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 196. Liquidity Provision, Credit Risk and the Bond Spread: New Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Market, Xudong … Continue reading
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October 30, 2015
Floodproofing Communities
NYU’s Furman Center has released a Research Brief, Planning for Resilience: The Challenge of Floodproofing Multifamily Housing. The Brief opens, As sea levels rise and storms become more frequent and severe due to climate change, many urban areas along the … Continue reading
October 30, 2015 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
