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Can New York City Build Again? A Blueprint for a New Era of Social Housing
Iziah Thompson
Summary:
In cities across the United States, a renewed commitment to publicly built and managed housing, or social housing, is transforming local housing policy. New York City, once a national leader through developments like Mitchell-Lama and NYCHA, now has an opportunity to reclaim that role.
This report outlines a blueprint for a new era of public development, calling for the creation of a city-backed Revolving Housing Construction Fund (RHCF) and 20,000 new publicly owned, energy-efficient, and permanently affordable units over the next decade.
Issues: Affordable Housing
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