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Building Justice: Genetic Code, ZIP Code and Housing Code All Affect Health and Equality

Health outcomes–and things that depend on them like school performance–are shaped by housing quality. Housing quality is shaped by segregation. And segregation reflects policies that separated Americans by race.

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Building Justice: How Segregation Enables Over-Policing of Communities of Color

A long history of de facto segregation in housing has enabled discriminatory and excessive policing of communities of color.

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CityViews: Housing Programs Must Fight Segregation and Displacement with Different Weapons

In the debate over whether the city’s community preference exacerbates segregation, the author argues what’s really needed is a policy that can distinguish whether a neighborhood’s ethnic stamp is a…

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Building Justice: The Lasting Racial Stain of the Foreclosure Crisis

While the foreclosure crisis has largely receded from today’s headlines, its impacts continue to reverberate for many families and their communities throughout New York City and nationwide.

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No Backspace: The Surprising Support for Trump Among New Chinese Immigrants

Newcomers in Chinatown have convinced themselves that the xenophobia stoked by the Republican nominee will distinguish between documented and undocumented immigrants. They are, the author writes, tragically mistaken.

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Building Justice: How Homeownership Failed NYC’s Black Families

For many White families, owning a home is a foothold on the path to long-term financial security. Because of redlining and other discriminatory practices, Black homeowners—and their children—have been excluded…

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Building Justice: How Community Preferences Enforce Racial Segregation in NYC

The man aiming to stop the city’s practice of reserving half of new affordable apartments for community residents says the policy creates divisions and limits mobility, doubling down on mistakes…

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CityViews: NYC Residents Zero In on Failing Energy Grid

NYC’s outdated, blackout-prone electrical grid is a dangerous liability in the era of climate change. Luckily there are community-led energy solutions worth shining a light on.

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Building Justice: Racism in NYC’s Housing Market is not just a Black-and-White Story

‘These early battles at the intersection of race and housing within the Asian-American community are identical to those fought by other minority and immigrant groups.’

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Building Justice: New York City’s Separate and Unequal Neighborhoods

Ethnic concentration is not inherently harmful, but segregation can affect individual outcomes by constraining residential options and shaping the resources and services available in the neighborhoods in which different groups…

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