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Public Housing Time Limits | Co-op Discrimination Bill
This edition: The president’s budget proposes allowing housing authorities to set time limits or work requirements; a new study links high home-ownership with rises in unemployment; and a new NYC bill seeks to curb discrimination by co-op boards.
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New NYC Evacuation Zones | Reverse Mortgages | Gowanus Clean-up
This edition: The new evacuation maps for NYC add 3 million potential evacuees; MOMA has a history demolishing potential landmarks; and reverse-mortgage defaults are increasing.
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FHFA Nomination | Micro-Unit Backlash | Urban Design in a Post-Sandy World
This edition: Obama nomiates Mel Watt to head the FHFA; NYCHA tenants are suing for a backlog of repairs; and a report finds a growing disparity in housing costs between renters and owners.
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NYC’s Too High Rents | Forthcoming FEMA Funds | Subprime Returns
This edition: some FEMA funding is ending while HUD promises more aid for Sandy; mayoral candidate De Blasio calls for more affordability; and Wall Street is buying up single-family homes.
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News & Events
Officials and Developers Discuss Housing Challenges of Sandy Recovery at Furman Event
April 29, 2013 – The Furman Center hosted a policy breakfast Friday on the housing challenges facing New York’s low-income families following Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Executive Director Laurel Blatchford, Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations Director Brad Gair, Rick Gropper of L+M Development Partners, and affordable housing developer Jonathan Rose shared thoughts on many issues, including finding homes for those still displaced, balancing rebuilding and retreat, strategies to promote resilience, and creative ways to fund recovery. Read the program here.
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De Blasio’s Housing Plan | Renting the American Dream | Bike Share Resistance
This edition: mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio unveils a plan for affordable housing; renting is becoming more common; and NYC’s bike share meets accusations of depressing home values.
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News & Events
Mayoral Candidates Speak on Housing at Furman Center Forum
Mayoral Candidates Bill de Blasio, Christine Quinn, John Liu, Bill Thompson, Adolfo Carrion, and Sal Albanese gave their perspective on New York City’s housing issues to 450 attendees at the Furman Center and Moelis Institute’s Mayoral Forum, Big Ideas for the Big Apple, hosted by Brian Lehrer.
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News & Events
Vicki Been Voices the Housing Challenges of Sandy Recovery
April 8, 2013 – With talks today and last Friday, Furman Center Director Vicki Been is highlighting the impact of Sandy on New York City’s housing and engaging the discussion over proposals to mitigate the worst effects of future storms. Professor Been spoke Friday at Rutgers-Newark Law School and today at the Princeton Environmental Institute. Read the Furman Center report on Sandy’s impact on New York City housing here.
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News & Events
Vicki Been Speaks on Transferable Development Rights
April 5, 2013 – Furman Center Director Vicki Been presented an idea for expanding the ability of landmarked buildings to transfer the development rights of their property to neighboring sites. The presentation, part of Forum for Urban Design’s Next New York series, emphasized the possibility of using a portion of the proceeds from expanded development to fund public goods, including affordable housing and open space. View the presentation slides here.
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News & Events
Vicki Been Speaks on the Challenge of Moving Housing from Flood Zones
Furman Center Director Vicki Been spoke at Columbia University about the implications of a housing retreat from areas that flooded during Hurricane Sandy.