community preference Archives

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In a recent settlement of a federal lawsuit, New York City will modify its approach to affordable housing lotteries by imposing substantial cuts to the percentage of units reserved for…

ByChris Janaro 3Comments

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Sep 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Affordable-Housing Advocates Must Listen to Opponents of Community Preference

‘In a recent discussion, some very basic assumptions of our sector were challenged.’

ByHarry DeRienzo

ByKirk Goodrich

ByIsmene Speliotis 12Comments

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Aug 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: Missing the Target on Segregation

The current community preference system may have its flaws, the writer says, but simply calling for its elimination is irresponsible and callous after centuries of race-based zoning.

ByHarry DeRienzo 2Comments

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Oct 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Suit Against City Affordable Housing Policy Survives

A lawsuit challenging New York’s practice of setting aside affordable apartments for nearby residents is still alive after a judge rejected a bid by the de Blasio administration to have…

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Sep 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: How Community Preference Supports the Right to Age in Place

Some argue that setting aside new, affordable apartments for community residents reinforces segregation. But an advocate for the aging says the mechanism also allows New Yorkers to grow old in…

ByBobbie Sackman 1Comment

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Sep 2016

Opinion

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…

ByCraig Gurian 1Comment

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May 2016

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Max & Murphy: The Affordable Housing Balancing Act

Gotham Gazette and City Limits take a fair and balanced approach to running through the week’s biggest housing stories.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Community Preferences Curtailed: City’s Affordable Housing Lotteries Face Changing Dynamics

CityViews: Affordable-Housing Advocates Must Listen to Opponents of Community Preference

CityViews: Missing the Target on Segregation

Suit Against City Affordable Housing Policy Survives

CityViews: How Community Preference Supports the Right to Age in Place

Building Justice: How Community Preferences Enforce Racial Segregation in NYC

Max & Murphy: The Affordable Housing Balancing Act

Newsletter

Community Preferences Curtailed: City’s Affordable Housing Lotteries Face Changing Dynamics

CityViews: Affordable-Housing Advocates Must Listen to Opponents of Community Preference

CityViews: Missing the Target on Segregation

Suit Against City Affordable Housing Policy Survives

CityViews: How Community Preference Supports the Right to Age in Place

Building Justice: How Community Preferences Enforce Racial Segregation in NYC

Max & Murphy: The Affordable Housing Balancing Act

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