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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 7: NYCHA Land Lease
Question 7: Should the next mayor support the New York City Housing Authority’s plan to lease its undeveloped land for the construction of market-rate rental housing?
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#NYChousing Day 6: Transferable Development Rights
Question 6: Should the next mayor permit more distant transfers of unused development rights to support the development of affordable housing?
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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 5: Moderate-Income Household Subsidy
Question 5: Should the next mayor provide a rental subsidy for moderate- and middle-income households?
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Atlantic Yards For Sale | NYC Housing Connect | City Council Votes Yes on Queens MegaMall
Commissioner Matthew Wambua leaves HPD; Developer Bruce Ratner is looking for an investor to buy up 80% of Atlantic Yards; Too much parking lot space caused Detroit to “hollow out.”
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#NYChousing Day 4: City Pensions Fund
Question 4: Should the next mayor seek to expand the use of city pension funds to develop affordable housing?
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#NYChousing Day 3: Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning
Question 3: Should the next mayor adopt a mandatory inclusionary zoning program that requires developers to build or preserve affordable housing whenever they build market-rate housing?
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#NYChousing Day 2: Permanent Affordability
Today’s Q: Should the next mayor require developers to permanently maintain the affordability of units developed or rehabilitated with public subsidies?
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Sandy Task Force Releases Rebuilding Strategy | Racial Bias in Subprime Loans | IZ Not Enough
New report by Councilmember Brad Landers and ANHD sees inclusionary zoning as falling short; City slows plan for NYCHA land lease developments; Housing prices rose in 69 out of 70 of China’s largest cities.
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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 1: Housing Budget
Question 1: Should the next mayor commit to build or rehabilitate more units of affordable housing than the Bloomberg Administration has financed?
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City Sells $1 Homes | Mortgage Fraud | Investors Spur Gentrification
Vacancy levels so high in Gary, Indiana that officials sell homes for $1; Developers donate big to upstate politicians and get results in tax breaks, legislation; Wages can’t pay the rent in many jobs