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Policy Breakfast: Reforming State Zoning for Affordability, Integration, and Growth
The NYU Furman Center hosted a two-part virtual policy breakfast series reviewing efforts across the country to tackle exclusionary zoning, and discussing the lessons these initiatives hold for New York.
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Insights into the Proposed Changes to the Community Reinvestment Act
On March 3, 2020, the NYU Furman Center hosted a policy breakfast titled, Insights into the Proposed Changes to the Community Reinvestment Act. The panelists brought a diverse set of experiences in mortgage lending and community development to discuss the importance of the CRA in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities, the needs of LMI communities, and what the proposed changes mean for lenders and borrowers.
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Policy Breakfast on Recent Tenant Protection Laws in New York City
On October 15th, the NYU Furman Center held a policy breakfast titled Shifting Landscape: Tenant Protection Laws and Initiatives in New York City. The breakfast included a diverse panel of experts who shared their perspectives on the impacts of recent tenant protection laws intended to curb harassment and improve residential stability. Panelists discussed the impacts on tenants, landlords, and city agencies and debated the need for more or less regulation.
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Video: Policy Breakfast on Local control in land use decisions: Implications for affordable housing
On March 6th, the NYU Furman Center hosted over 200 participants for the policy breakfast “Local control in land use decisions: Implications for affordable housing and for neighborhood integration. A diverse panel of housing advocates, legal scholars and practioners debated the benefits and drawbacks of local control, and the merits of moving land use decision-making towards the city level.
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VIDEO: Policy Breakfast on Reforming Rent Stabilization in New York City
Close to 1 million apartments in New York City are subject to the state’s rent stabilization laws, which regulate how rents can rise. In June, 2019, those laws are set to expire. On November 29th, 2018 the NYU Furman Center hosted an event to bring experts together to explore ideas for reforming the rent laws.
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VIDEO: Policy Breakfast on the State of Rent Stabilization in New York City
On October 3rd, 2018 the NYU Furman Center hosted an event to examine the state of rent stabilization programs, tenants, and the effect of regulated units on New York City neighborhoods.
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Panel Discussion Explores Potential for Small Unit Housing in New York City
On February 21, 2018, the NYU Furman Center convened a panel discussion that explored the viability of small unit housing in New York City.
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New York City’s Upcoming Assessment of Fair Housing: Lessons from Other Cities
On Wednesday, November 29, 2017, the NYU Furman Center hosted an event broadcast nationally from NYU School of Law on the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) process that New York City and other jurisdictions must undertake over the next year.
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Policy Breakfast Explores Permanent Affordability Requirement
On Tuesday, March 21st the NYU Furman Center hosted a policy breakfast entitled Requiring Permanent Affordability: Costs, Benefits, and Challenges to explore the benefits and challenges of a permanent affordability requirement for government-subsidized housing.
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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.
