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Research & Policy
NYU Furman Center Researchers at APPAM 2017 Annual Conference
NYU Furman Center researchers recently took part in the Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM) 39th Annual Fall Research Conference in Chicago. The conference is a multi-disciplinary gathering that attracts the highest quality research on a variety of important current and emerging policy and management issues.
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Research & Policy
The Dream Revisited: Health and Segregation
The twenty-fifth discussion debates the significance of residential segregation as a social determinant of health and explores potential policy responses.
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Research & Policy
A Simple Tweak to the Federal Tax Code Would Support More Affordable Housing
Mark A. Willis, Senior Policy Fellow at the NYU Furman Center, argues that the use of tax-exempt private activity bonds with their as-of-right tax credits are critical for addressing the nation’s housing challenges. A simple tweak of federal tax law would allow this bonding authority to be used more effectively to preserve and create affordable housing.
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Research & Policy
Report: In U.S. Metros, More High-Income and Educated Households Opting to Rent
NYU Furman Center’s 2017 National Rental Housing Landscape finds that the majority of large U.S. metros saw an increase in the share of households that rented their homes, which was largely driven by rise in higher-income and highly-educated households choosing to rent. Affordability challenges persist for low-income households, with high rent premiums for movers and historically high rent burdens across U.S. metros.
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Research & Policy
2017 National Rental Housing Landscape
The report, released annually by the NYU Furman Center, explores rental housing market trends in America’s 53 largest metros.
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Research & Policy
Housing a Nation: Housing Choice Vouchers
The ‘Housing a Nation’ Policy Minute series summarizes timely research on the largest federal subsidies for the development and preservation of affordable housing and sheds light on how these subsidies operate in jurisdictions across the U.S. This edition focuses on the nation’s Housing Choice Voucher program, a rental subsidy that expands the rental options of low-income families by providing the opportunity to access market-rate units in a broad range of neighborhoods.
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Research & Policy
The Dream Revisited: Policing and Segregation
The twenty-fourth discussion examines the links between policing practices such as “stop and frisk” and race and class segregation and explores potential policy responses.
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Research & Policy
Housing a Nation: Public Housing
The ‘Housing a Nation’ Policy Minute series summarizes timely research on the largest federal subsidies for the development and preservation of affordable housing and sheds light on how these subsidies operate in jurisdictions across the U.S. This edition focuses on public housing, the federal government’s only permanently affordable housing program.
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Data Updates
Introducing New York City Neighborhood Data Profiles
Today, the NYU Furman Center launched New York City Neighborhood Data Profiles, a one-stop platform for viewing and downloading neighborhood data indicators.
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Research & Policy
Focus on Poverty in New York City
A new report by the NYU Furman Center examines poverty in New York City and finds that poverty concentration in New York City is spatially uneven and correlated with racial segregation. In addition, the report documents stark disparities between high- and low-poverty neighborhoods and their residents.