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News & Events
Ingrid Gould Ellen Discusses Poverty and Place at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Forum
NYU Furman Center Faculty Director Ingrid Gould Ellen spoke on a panel discussing the role of neighborhoods in persistent poverty and the implications for policy at a forum hosted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in November.
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Data Updates
Income-Housing Gap Grows for New York City Renters
In the past decade, rent increases have far surpassed income growth for New York City renters. And according to just-released data, the rent-income growth gap grew even wider between 2013 and 2014.
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The Dream Revisited: A New Approach to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
The sixteenth discussion on The Dream Revisited, A New Approach to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, explores HUD’s renewed commitment to the new requirement of the Fair Housing Act to “affirmatively further fair housing.”
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The Dream Revisited: Community Preferences and Fair Housing
The seventeenth discussion on The Dream Revisited debates the extent to which preferences for neighborhood residents in accessing new affordable housing promote or betray the goal of truly inclusionary communities.
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News & Events
The Golden Age of Evidence-Based Policy: NYU Furman Center Researchers at APPAM 2015
NYU Furman Center staff presented at the Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM)‘s 37th Annual Fall Research Conference in Mimai, FL. Discussions focused on evidence-based policy throughout the 4 days event.
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News & Events
Policy Breakfast: Exploring How Gentrification Affects Residents and Potential Policy Responses
Our second policy breakfast in our Fall 2015 series explored how demographic changes and rapid appreciation affect neighborhood residents, and whether and how city policy can help address any negative consequences.
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News & Events
NYU Urban Seminar: O’Flaherty on Panhandling in Downtown Manhattan
Co-hosted by the NYU Furman Center and the Marron Institute, the November 17th NYU Urban Seminar featured Dan O’Flaherty, professor of economics at Columbia University, who discussed his preliminary research on panhandling in downtown Manhattan and who benefits from this activity.
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News & Events
NYU Urban Seminar: DAN O’FLAHERTY
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Housing Starts: Americans Aren’t Moving | Economic Segregation High in Europe | Bodegas May Lose WIC
In This Edition: Americans moving within their own area has decrease | New studies find that European cities also struggle with inequality and segregation | Debate over cutting WIC program at bodegas looms
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Celebrating HUD’s 50th Anniversary
In recognition of HUD’s 50th anniversary, PD&R has created a suite of resources now available on HUD User. Visit the commemorative webpages to watch a presentation by Dr. Jill Khadduri on the founding and evolution of HUD and read HUD at 50: Creating Pathways to Opportunity, a recently released book containing expert articles on HUD’s history, impact on housing finance and community development, and future challenges.