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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.

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Latest News

  • A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

    For the first time in nearly two years, New York’s expansive COVID-related eviction protections have come to an end for tenants who owe back rent. Landlords are rejoicing, renters are feeling the heat and city officials are bracing for impact.

  • What Ever Happened to CBAs? The Rise and Fall of ‘Community Benefits Agreements’ in NYC
  • 1,300 Households Apply for Reopened Rent Relief Portal as NY’s Eviction Freeze Nears End
  • Aggressive Subway Policing Contrasts Mayor’s Pledge to Involve Outreach Workers
  • What’s Ahead for Tenants Displaced by Deadly Bronx Fire?
  • Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan
  • Tracking the Number of People in NYC Homeless Shelters in 2022

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 Must Reads

  • Opinion: The Problem Facing NY’s Construction Industry Isn’t Labor Shortage

    ‘The accusation that the labor shortage is to blame for non-accredited programs’ plummeting recruitment numbers is just smoke and mirrors.

    By Joseph Geiger
  • After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

    As of Dec.

    By Daniel Parra
  • Newly-Approved SoHo Rezoning Promises Affordable Homes. How Much Will they Really Cost?

    While developers will seriously benefit from a chance to build market-rate apartments in one of the city’s most coveted zip codes, the de Blasio administration says the new construction will also create about 900 apartments deemed affordable under the mayor’s signature Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) policy.

    By David Brand
  • At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

    David BrandEric Adams at a press conference in Brooklyn this summer, announcing his plans to address homelessness.

    By David Brand
  • NYC Votes to Ban Gas in New Construction, As Plastic Utensils Bill Stalls

    During its last meeting of the legislative session Wednesday, the New York City Council passed a landmark ban on the use of gas in new buildings.

    By Liz Donovan
  • Hochul Taps Longtime NYC Homeless Advocate as Next OTDA Commissioner

    The governor nominated Daniel Tietz to lead the state agency tasked with overseeing New York’s tapped-out rent relief fund and administering key social service programs amid an historic homelessness crisis.

    By David Brand
  • New York May Redistribute 20,000 Unclaimed Rent Relief Checks, Top Official Says

    The Office of Temporary and Disability Administration (OTDA) has sent out more than 26,000 notices informing property owners that they will miss out on money they qualify for because they haven’t claimed the cash within 180 days.

    By David Brand
  • NYC Officials Pledge More Affordable Housing, New Artists Rules in SoHo Rezoning Plan

    Lawmakers are expected to vote on the rezoning later this week.

    By David Brand
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Mapping the Future: Opinion

  • Opinion: At Midnight, a New Year Begins—and History Gets its Hands on Bill de Blasio

    “From the vantage point of future decades, his many flaws and huge mistakes—all so apparent to us who have watched his day-to-day mayoralty—are unlikely to be as visible as the major decisions he made which, in many cases, were pretty sound and made the city a better place.”

    By Jarrett Murphy
  • Opinion: Gowanus Rezoning Shows How We Can Plan Together For a Fairer NYC

    ‘This plan did not start in a developer’s office, or at City Hall. It started through community planning, a series of public conversations that generated core principles for what inclusive, sustainable growth in the neighborhood would require.’

    By Michelle de la Uz and Brad Lander
  • Opinion: Universal Rental Assistance Could Help End the Homelessness Crisis

    ‘Currently only 25 percent of eligible households receive the housing voucher, meaning that nearly everyone in need of aid does not receive it. The impact of fully funding vouchers would be astounding: it would help an estimated 1.1 million households in New York state alone.’

    By Amie Pospisil and Frederick Shack
  • Opinion: Why Housing is Key to Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Racism

     ‘Expanding supportive and affordable housing for homeless families in New York City would immediately save lives and dramatically improve health outcomes for families of color in the long-term.’

    By Nicole Branca
  • Opinion: NYC Needs Diverse Housing Solutions. Start By Legalizing SROs

     'Single room occupancy units are one of the earliest forms of affordable housing, allowing hundreds of thousands of working-class residents to live here. And yet, New York City has limited their construction for 65 years, supposedly in the name of progress.'

    By Samuel Tran

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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