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Category: Housing

First National Evictions Database Sheds New Light on Affordable Housing Crisis

April 26, 2018  Jocelyn Drummond
  • Economy
  • Housing
  • Services

Across the United States, an estimated 3.7 million renters have faced eviction from their homes. In many of these cases, eviction is the result of missed rent payments. In some cases, landlords evict tenants because of property damage or other…

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The Impact of Community Land Trusts on Neighborhoods

February 26, 2018  Elizabeth DeWolf
  • Housing

Over the past year, Community Land Trusts (CLTs) have become a focal point of the affordable housing movement in New York City, and recent City support and funding for the alternative homeownership model signals an embrace of CLTs as a…

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Mapping Housing Inequality

March 20, 2017  Bijan Kimiagar
  • Housing

For the past two years, the Equality Indicators found gaps between racial/ethnic groups in housing affordability outcomes in New York City: Black, Asian, and Hispanic renters were more likely than white renters to experience severe rent burden (i.e., spending 50%…

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Achieving Thriving Neighborhoods in NYC

February 21, 2017  Margaret Michaels
  • Housing

The first time I heard the word “neighborhood,” I was watching Mr. Rogers. He was my first urban planning teacher, making it clear that living in a place where people knew each other and got along was the place I…

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Change Maker: Chris Barrett, Resiliency Coordinator, Nazareth Housing

February 7, 2017  Margaret Michaels
  • Change Maker
  • Economy
  • Housing

Housing and homelessness are on many New Yorkers’ minds when it comes to inequality. Both this year and last, housing or homelessness were cited as a major concern: 14.8% of ISLG public survey participants responded that they was their largest…

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Getting to School: A Look at Student Homelessness in NYC

December 28, 2016  Bijan Kimiagar
  • Education
  • Housing

Children’s experiences at home and at school and how they relate is arguably one of the most important factors in determining the opportunities and challenges children encounter in their daily lives. School-related data on children who are homeless brings this…

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Economic Inequality Tops Concerns of New Yorkers

December 21, 2016  Shawnda Chapman Brown
  • Economy
  • Housing
  • Services

In 2016, the Equality Indicators found that economic inequality was New York City residents’ biggest inequality concern. As part of the ISLG public survey, which was conducted specifically to inform the Equality Indicators, we asked 3,003 New Yorkers to describe…

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What Is NYC’s Number One Inequality Issue? Sneak Peek At 2016 Results

October 31, 2016  Margaret Michaels
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Justice
  • Services

It is just 14 days till we officially release NYC’s 2016 change score. NYC scored 43.2 out of 100 in 2015.  Will the score go up, down, or stay relatively the same? We have spent the past year collecting and…

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Does Jersey City Need A Casino?

October 10, 2016  Margaret Michaels
  • Economy
  • Housing

I have lived in Jersey City for seven years. It can be a labor of love. Snooki of the Jersey Shore cast briefly moved there. Hurricane Sandy showed me what a waterfront view could truly mean. Developers once tried to…

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Hard Hat Needed: Construction Boom Poses Dangers

September 22, 2016  Margaret Michaels
  • Economy
  • Housing

You do not have to be a social scientist to know construction in NYC is booming. Walk in any neighborhood and you will see scaffolding and crudely constructed pedestrian pathways with heavy construction equipment teetering precariously overhead. I have actually…

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