CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: The Two Bridges Development Mess has a Two-Letter Answer—No!
David Tieu and Zishun Ning |
‘If the tower proposal violates the deed, shouldn’t the city then rescind the permit for the tower?’
Affordable Housing
CityViews: State Must Equip the City to Truly Combat the Homeless Crisis
Eric Adams |
‘Mayor de Blasio’s plan to combat homelessness was a good start, but its commitment to permanent housing solutions falls short for the magnitude of the emergency we face,’ Borough President Eric Adams writes.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Mayor’s Progressive Moves Mean Little in a City Overrun by Developers
David Tieu |
‘What good is two weeks off from work, when many of us are one paycheck away from devastation because rents are skyrocketing thanks to the mayor’s development agenda?’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Smaller Construction Firms Also Impact Safety, Work Conditions
Michael Stuto |
‘There’s a conversation about the largest contractors and whether they are upholding the proper labor and worksite standards. Let’s not forget that smaller contractors have a crucial place in that discussion.’
Agenda 2019
CityViews: Amazon Will Deliver More Displacement to NYC’s Working Class
Shekar Krishnan, Lina Lee and Gregory Louis |
‘De Blasio and Cuomo are introducing a giant mechanism for displacement into communities that government already fails so shamefully.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: The Potential Role for Church Land Amid NYC’s Housing Needs
Heidi Burkhart |
‘Not only is it providing a welcome and much-needed solution to the affordable housing crisis, but it’s also directly allowing churches to address the needs of their immediate community.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: New York Now Has ‘Right to Counsel,’ but Tenant Organizing Still Matters
Susanna Blankley |
‘Without organizing, RTC will be just a legal services program; it’s really only a right that people know and claim when organized tenants have ownership over it.’
Agenda 2019
CityViews: Artificial Intelligence, not ‘Greedy Landlords,’ is the Real Threat to Tenants
Alan Shamah |
In the near future, one landlord writes, rising rents will be less of a problem than the disappearance of paid work for low-income tenants who haven’t received adequate training. So let’s turn building lobbies into classrooms.
Brooklyn
CityViews: Unequal Treatment for Foreclosures in Brooklyn Courts?
Theodore Hamm |
There are more than 40 judges in Brooklyn’s civil court. But only three hear residential foreclosure cases. Why?
Affordable Housing
CityViews: U.S. Cities Have the Power to Ease Our Housing Crisis
Ingrid Gould Ellen and Mark Willis |
‘Housing affordability can seem like an intractable problem – an issue where local policy makers are powerless in the face of national economic forces. The reality is quite different.’
