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BySusanna Blankley 0Comments

CityViews:
Four Wrong Ideas Driving de Blasio’s Housing Plan

“The battle for a more just and equitable society isn’t just a battle about land and resources. It is also a battle of ideas.”

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ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

Hailed or Hated, East New York Rezoning Plan Takes Crucial Step

The 12-1 vote by the City Planning Commission reflected all the contours of the larger debate over the de Blasio housing plan: Some lauded the city’s efforts to serve low-income…

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ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Interactive Map of Mayor De Blasio’s Neighborhood Rezonings

This clickable map is your one-stop shop for reading up on the areas where the mayor has proposed a rezoning or is studying one.

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CityViews:
Obama’s Ambitious Homelessness Plan is Totally Doomed, Totally Doable

The president’s 2017 budget proposal includes a proposal to end child homelessness. The proposal will go nowhere—even though it’s entirely doable and cheaper than what we are doing now.

ByJeff Foreman 0Comments

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ByAna Aguirre, Bishop David Benke, Michelle Neugebauer and Robert Santiago 2Comments

CityViews:
For East New York’s Housing Crunch, Supply is not the Solution

“Simply put, inviting significantly more building in low-income communities without guarantees that most or all of the new housing will be affordable to current residents may increase, not reduce, the…

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ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

The Secret History of AMI

Legislation, politics and math shape Area Median Income, the measurement often at the center of the debate over whether New York’s new affordable housing will help those who need it…

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Jay Small, Organizer and Agitator: 1945-2016

From student protests to the People’s Firehouse to the picket lines and strategy sessions of tenant activism, Jay Small was a garrulous and upbeat presence in the movement to make…

ByTom Robbins 3Comments

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Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Max & Murphy on Housing:
Where Does the de Blasio Zoning Push Head Next?

Where will the Council accept the mayor’s two sweeping zoning proposals? Where will they push back? And what’s next as the de Blasio housing plan continues to take shape? Ben…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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