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Research & Policy
News, Events, & Research from the Integration Research Initiative
As part of the Integration Research Initiative (IRI), a year-long project focused on racial and economic inequality and integration, the NYU Furman Center has convened a host of scholarly and policy-based events & compiled the latest in news and research.
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Research & Policy
The Dream Revisited: A Discussion on Economic Segregation in Schools
The second discussion on The Dream Revisited explores economic segregation in our schools and argues for its continued relevance today.
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Research & Policy
Report: Unlocking NYC’s Air Rights Could Spur Affordable Housing Development
New NYU Furman Center policy brief details the untapped potential of NYC’s transferable development rights program; suggests policy approach that could “unlock” millions of square feet of unused air rights and help create more affordable housing.
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Research & Policy
Furman Center Quarterly Housing Report: Manhattan Sales Prices Peak for Second Consecutive Quarter
New report by the NYU Furman Center finds that home prices and sales volumes increased citywide, while foreclosure filings reached new peak in the Bronx.
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Research & Policy
Willis Co-Authors Housing Primers with the Bipartisan Policy Center
This December, the Bipartisan Policy Center published three housing primers co-authored by Furman Center Resident Research Fellow Mark Willis. The primers explain complex issues surrounding housing finance, including the role of the secondary market in mortgage financing, sharing credit risk with the private sector, and Ginnie Mae.
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Research & Policy
Introducing ‘The Dream Revisited’, a Slow Debate on Racial & Economic Segregation
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the NYU Furman Center has launched a blog to host a “slow debate” on economic and racial segregation in neighborhoods and schools.
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News & Events
Experts Convene to Develop Retrofit Solutions, Build Resilience for NYC’s Multifamily Housing
This month, the NYU Furman Center launched a project to provide resilient, cost-effective retrofit solutions for NYU’s multifamily housing stock.
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News & Events
Furman Center Kicks Off Integration Research Initiative with a Tour and Talks
Sheffilyn Ifill speaks to Straus fellows. Desmond King delivers talk, “Sterilized by the State.” Weeksville Heritage Center tour provides history of Crown Heights.
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Research & Policy
New Report Analyzes the Market for Buying Sky in NYC
A new Furman Center analysis of development rights transfers in New York City reveals a complex market, with immediate implications for the city’s Midtown East rezoning proposal.
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News & Events
Furman Center Launches New Research Initiative on Racial and Economic Integration
This week, the Furman Center convened 60 of the nation’s leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners to discuss research required to better understand the need for, and challenges of, racial and economic residential integration.