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Research & Policy
Gentrification and the Health of Legacy Residents
Given the well-researched connection between neighborhoods and health outcomes, it seems a reasonable assumption that gentrification has an impact on residents’ health. This is the topic of “Gentrification and the Health of Legacy Residents,” written by NYU Furman Center Faculty Director Ingrid Gould Ellen and Graduate Researcher Alexis Captanian, published in Health Affairs. In the article, Ellen and Captanian review existing literature on the effects of gentrification to explore how it might influence individual health outcomes for low-income households who stay in place even as the neighborhoods around them change.
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Research & Policy
Allocation of the Limited Subsidies for Public Housing
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) face higher demand for their units than their available stock. This means that waiting lists are long and policies to prioritize access to certain groups become a crucial tool to allocate housing in a way that benefits the ones who most need it. This post describes the findings of the brief “Allocation of the Limited Subsidies for Public Housing”, that analyzes the effect of local priority systems in the type of households that benefit from this housing option.
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Research & Policy
Housing Justice in the Pandemic Age
In the wake of the pandemic, New York State housing courts shut down in early March. Governor Cuomo’s “New York State on Pause” executive order as well as internal directives prevented new eviction filings through June 20, and since then limitations on new filings have been gradually eased. These limitations included the suspension of evictions and residential foreclosures. Housing courts across the state have reopened, posing greater risk of increased evictions and COVID-19 transmission. There are several safety measures policymakers should consider to reduce this risk.
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News & Events
Virtual Launch Event: State of Eviction Filings in New York City’s Neighborhoods
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the NYU Furman Center launched its annual State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2019 report. This comprehensive review of housing and neighborhood trends in New York City is used extensively by policymakers, planners, researchers, agency officials, community development and advocacy organizations, and industry leaders.
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Research & Policy
Policy Minute: Housing Stability and COVID-19 Recovery
At every level of government policymakers are in the process of adapting to the new reality of operating during a global pandemic. This Policy Minute provides key data, information and Furman Center resources to help inform questions around housing stability as cities slowly begin to recover.
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Research & Policy
REPORT: Eviction Filings Continued Dramatic Decline Through 2019
A new report from the NYU Furman Center shows that eviction filings in New York City continued their dramatic decline over the last two years and are down nearly 30 percent from 2013.
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Research & Policy
How Can Historic Preservation Be More Inclusive?
Historic designation may also make it more difficult to build affordable housing, or additional housing units in general. NYU Furman Center Faculty Director Ingrid Gould Ellen, along with Brian J. McCabe and Gerard Torrats-Espinosa ask these questions to understand what it would mean for historic designation to support diverse communities rather than reinforcing socioeconomic and racial segregation.
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Understanding the Potential Magnitude of Rent Shortfalls in New York Due to COVID
In this post we estimate the likely magnitude of need for rental assistance in New York State and New York City, including during the period when the most beneficial CARES Act provision for UI claiming households wears off, assuming little or no job recovery.
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COVID-19 and the Rental Market
To shed light on how the potential non-payment of rent may be felt in the housing market, this analysis examines the housing stock occupied by renters in especially economically vulnerable professions. It also assesses which New York City neighborhoods are most vulnerable to non-payment of rent and the characteristics of the renters and housing stock in those neighborhoods.
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Data Updates
2019 Data on New York City’s Housing Stock
During 2019, the City of New York permitted the highest number of housing units since 2008, with the exception of a spike in 2015. Despite this recovery, permitted production was short of pre-recession levels.
