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Mapping the Future

Mapping the Future investigates and explains the history, economics, politics and policies that shape the way land is used in the city of New York and beyond. It is supported by the Ford Foundation and the Neighborhoods First Fund.

Latest News

  • COVID-19 Hit Hard in Areas With Deep Housing Violations: Report

    Housing code violations, rent burdens and mortgage vulnerability were high in some of the areas that saw high coronavirus death rates.

  • Opinion: Gowanus Rezoning Must Heed COVID-19 Lessons & Offer Racial Justice
  • Officials, Housing Advocates Call for Better Tenant Protections as COVID Crisis Drags On
  • Residents Harbor Deep Misgivings About Mayor’s Plan to Save NYCHA
  • Progress and Delays in Putting Milestone Emissions Law into Action
  • 10 Weeks After COVID Shut it Down, There’s a Push to Restart City’s Land-Use Review Process
  • Council Softens but Doesn’t Stop Hit to Housing Budget

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 Must Reads

  • carlina rivera
    Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis

    Emil Cohen for the NYC CouncilCouncilmember Carlina Rivera warns that, 'in times such as this, when the real estate market is in flux, … speculators can easily swoop in and increase gentrification in our neighborhoods.

    By Sadef Ali Kully
  • Senator James Sanders
    Will New York Launch a Public Bank?

    Senator James Sanders of Queens is the lead sponsor of the Senate's public-banking bill.

    By Sadef Ali Kully
  • Queens BP candidates
    Queens Borough Presidency Candidates’ Positions on Development

    Candidates in the Democratic primary for Queens borough president, clockwise from top left: Anthony Miranda, Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards, Elizabeth Crowley and Dao Yin There are several public offices in play in the June 23rd  primary elections, and in Queens, the borough’s estimated 2.2 million residents will see the first primary for borough president since 2014.  Former Queens Borough President Melinda Katz won a special election for Queens District Attorney last year and started her position in January.

    By Sadef Ali Kully
  • RGB
    Tenant Advocates Cheer Rent Freeze, Fear Housing-Court Restart

    RGB chairman David Reiss oversees the final vote.

    By Sadef Ali Kully
  • brian kavanagh
    Oleada de legislación dirigida a inquilinos y a pequeños negocios

    NYS SenateEl senador Brian Kavanagh, presidente del comité de vivienda, construcción y desarrollo comunitario del Senado estatal, ha patrocinado dos proyectos de ley que responden a la crisis.

    By Sadef Ali Kully
  • Opinion: A Reopened Housing Court Must Protect New Yorkers of Color

    Adi TalwarA long line of tenants waits to enter Bronx housing court in 2015.

    By Anna Luft and Austen Refuerzo
  • Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development

    Abigail Savitch-LewProtesters at Borough President Gale Brewer's hearing on the Inwood rezoning on April 10, 2018.

    By Sadef Ali Kully
  • brian kavanagh
    A Wave of Legislation Aimed at Renters and Small Biz

    NYS SenateSen. Brian Kavanagh, chairman of the State Senate's Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development, has sponsored two bills responding to the crisis.

    By Sadef Ali Kully
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The Neighborhoods

The Neighborhoods

Click on a neighborhood to get news, documents, opinions and videos about that community.

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Rezoning Status

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Gowanus
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Long Island City
Southern Boulevard
Two Bridges/Chinatown

Mapping the Future: Opinion

  • Street Homelessness Joint Command Center
    Opinion: Homeless New Yorkers Need Housing, Not Policing

    The mayor 'can and should secure vacant hotel rooms for homeless New Yorkers, including those who are street homeless.'

    By Nikita Price and Carolyn Martinez-Class
  • Mario and Andrew Cuomo
    Opinion: Past is Prologue to NYC’s Flawed COVID-19 Homeless Policy

    'Twenty-five years ago, Mario Cuomo was known for his oratory. During his years in office, Presidents Reagan and Bush made him look like a paragon of virtue. But his parting act as governor should remind us that his apparent compassion was mere sanctimony. '

    By John Krinsky
  • State Senate Chamber
    Opinion: Home Stability Support Needed Now to Boost Rental Assistance Amid COVID-19

    'HSS would ensure that our state’s most vulnerable residents can continue to afford rent and remain in secure homes in these uncertain times and even after the current eviction moratorium ends.'

    By Judi Kende
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his seventh State of the City
    Opinion: In Bushwick, the City Squashed Democracy, Again

    'In a clear example of apathy towards the people they represent, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration dismissed yet another community-driven proposal.'

    By Scott Short and Robert Camacho
  • homeless outreach
    Opinion: Bring Humanity to the Fight Against Homelessness

    'There are valuable programs in place that, with commitment and accountability, enable homeless New Yorkers to be housed and regain the dignity to achieve a better future for themselves and their children.'

    By Tori Lyon

Homelessness

  • NYC Has a Family Homelessness Crisis. Who are the Families?
  • Mayor Offers More Homeless Outreach, But Advocates Want More Beds
  • Chris Quinn to Anti-Shelter Protesters: ‘Why Do You Hate Homeless Children?’
  • Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?

Public Housing

  • Should the City’s Housing Plan Make NYCHA its Centerpiece?
  • Rent Calculation Problems Dog Many NYCHA Tenants
  • Hundreds of NYCHA Evictions Raise Questions About Process
  • What is RAD, and What Does it Mean for the Future of NYCHA?

Homeownership

  • Call for City to Take Aggressive Steps on Affordable Homeownership
  • NYC Homeowners Face Huge Unknowns as Flood Insurance Changes Loom
  • Budget Could Boost City’s Nascent Community Land Trust Movement
  • On City Streets and in Wild Landscapes, the Fight for America’s Soul in 2020 is About Land

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