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Research & Policy
The Dream Revisited: The Stubborn Persistence of Racial Segregation
The twenty-second discussion on The Dream Revisited, explores the role of residential choices in sustaining segregation within American cities.
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News & Events
Introducing CoreData.nyc, a Hub for NYC’s Housing and Neighborhood Data
Today, the NYU Furman Center is pleased to announce the launch of CoreData.nyc, a new online hub for New York City housing and neighborhood data, and the city’s most comprehensive resource for property-level subsidized housing information.
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Data Updates
The Location of New York City’s Expiring Affordable Housing
By 2020, the regulatory agreements governing 157 federally subsidized residential properties in New York City are set to expire; over the following decade, another 593 are set to expire.
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Data Updates
Newly Constructed Housing Units on the Rise in 2015
Between 2014 and 2015, New York City saw a 7% increase in the number of completed residential units authorized for occupancy, marking the third straight year of gains.
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News & Events
Policy Breakfast Explores Optimizing Federal Subsidies
This panel discussion explored how federal funding can be made more responsive to local housing needs. The event was part of a larger series of work exploring housing reforms for the next U.S. president.
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Data Updates
NYC New Building Permits Recovered to 2014 Levels in Third Quarter, Despite 421-a Suspension
In the third quarter of 2016, New York City authorized 5,256 housing units for new construction—a growth of 49% over the previous quarter, and just over 150% from the previous year. This rebound to 2014 levels follows the tumult of 2015, in which the uncertainty of the future of 421-a led to a rollercoaster year for new building permits in New York City.
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Research & Policy
Report: Local Government Responses to Gentrification
A report by the NYU Furman Center provides an overview of strategies to protect low-income households and the economic diversity of neighborhoods in cities with soaring housing costs.
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News & Events
Policy Breakfast Explores Public Housing Authorities and Their Programs
This panel discussion explored the federal laws and rules that govern Public Housing Authorities and their programs. The event was part of a larger series of work exploring housing reforms for the next U.S. president.
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Research & Policy
The Dream Revisited: Suburban Poverty & Segregation
The twenty-first discussion on The Dream Revisited, Suburban Poverty & Segregation, explores the increasing diversity of suburbs and increasing levels of suburban poverty and debates the challenges of supporting poor households’ economic self-sufficiency beyond the central city.
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Data Updates
NYC Renter Household Incomes Grew Faster Than Rents Between 2014 and 2015
According to one-year estimates from the American Community Survey just released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week, New York City’s renter households saw median income grow faster than median gross rent between 2014 and 2015.