Telling the Story of Cities
We know what’s wrong with HUD’s methodology for AMI, so what would it take to finally improve it? There’s a strong case to be made that AMI – Area Median Income – has earned itself the title of “Most Important Three-letter Acronym” in the housing and urban planning world. “Affordable for who?” has been a… Read more Tired of Talking About Area Median Income: Fixing AMI Once and For All
by Katherine Rivard “Time is money” does not ring true for plenty of people. More apt nowadays would be the aphorism “Space is money,” at least in NYC. A small, one-bedroom apartment in SoHo can cost you anywhere between $1600 and $6000 a month, and even a 4’x4’ storage unit on West 55th Street will… Read more Let’s Copy the Canadians
by Winnie Shen With the NYC Mayoral election coming up on June 22, 2021, the next Mayor of NYC has the unenviable task of leading NYC through its COVID recovery. Any recovery plan must include clear steps for how to address housing unaffordability and homelessness. As the pandemic has made evident, housing is healthcare. Before… Read more How can NYC Address Its Housing Crisis in a Post-COVID Future?
by Winnie Shen Rent Overcharges: Part F of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act What do early 20th century New York bakers, modern-day tenants, and a City tax benefit program have in common? They are the key elements in the dissent for a recent New York State Court of Appeals decision. On April 2,… Read more Lochner v New York: What 1905 New York Bakers and 2020 NYC Tenants Have in Common
by Winnie Shen The ongoing global pandemic has laid bare how intimately connected stable housing is to public health. Unfortunately, COVID-19’s resulting economic crisis has also put nearly 40 million people at risk of eviction. State policymakers have implemented stopgap measures, such as temporary eviction moratoriums and lackluster rent relief programs, which only serve to… Read more Tenant Protections During COVID-19: How New York State Can Do Better