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Sep 2016

CityViews: Mayor Has Stepped on Toes to Fight Homelessness. He Should do the Same to Desegregate NYC Schools

The scope of the homeless crisis justifies the city locating shelters even in neighborhoods that don’t want them. The scale of the school crisis, the author argues, ought to warrant…

ByBoris Santos 2Comments

06

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

22

Aug 2016

Opinion

Building Justice: New York City’s Separate and Unequal Neighborhoods

Ethnic concentration is not inherently harmful, but segregation can affect individual outcomes by constraining residential options and shaping the resources and services available in the neighborhoods in which different groups…

ByIngrid Gould Ellen 1Comment

01

Aug 2016

Opinion

For Low-Income People of Color in NYC, Segregation is a Regional Problem

“Many past policy decisions improved the lives of generations of impoverished citizens and immigrants. Others deepened and perpetuated inequality, limiting the region’s overall prosperity and livability in the process.” Our…

BySarah Serpas 3Comments

25

Jul 2016

Opinion

50 Years After Debate Began on Fair Housing, Discrimination Still Damages NYC Neighborhoods

‘Cities nationwide, including New York, remain incredibly segregated by race and class. Now, it is more important than ever to have honest discussions about how we arrived at this point.’…

ByBill Frey 9Comments

16

May 2016

Opinion

CityViews: Addressing School Inequities Means Admitting There’s a Shadow System for the Rich

Why is the New York City school system so diverse overall and so segregated on a school-by-school basis? You could blame residential segregation. But you’d be wrong.

ByEmmaia Gelman 7Comments

27

Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Advocates Wary of Lawsuit Over City’s Affordable Housing Preferences

A federal court is considering whether federal law prohibits the city’s policy of setting aside 50 percent of apartments in new, subsidized buildings for local residents.

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

16

Feb 2016

Opinion

No Backspace:
The Truth of Voluntary Segregation in City Schools

An opinion blogger’s take: “For many minorities, especially new immigrant parents, understanding and respect sometimes are more likely to come from a segregated school than a diverse school.”

ByRong Xiaoqing 3Comments

24

Nov 2015

Education

Some in Manhattan Want ‘Controlled Choice’ to Diversify Schools

The proposal has supporters on the Upper West Side, as disparities in enrollment and admissions policies are under scrutiny citywide.

ByRuth Ford 1Comment

08

Sep 2015

Opinion

Housing Discrimination Doesn’t Begin or End with ‘Poor Doors’

An advocate who has fought for fair housing catalogues the many subtle ways property owners and public policies lock out renters along lines of income, race, ethnicity, disability and more.

ByFred Freiberg 0Comments

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