Urban Planning and Development

The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis

The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis The Landmark Housing Deal That Could Help Quell New York’s Affordability Crisis

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans for Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning could bring relief to numerous rent-pinched New Yorkers—unless Governor Andrew Cuomo’s own plans get in the way.

Mar 18, 2016 / The Editors

America, the Unaffordable

America, the Unaffordable America, the Unaffordable

There’s a housing crisis. Everywhere. Can New York City create a blueprint to solve it?

Mar 17, 2016 / Feature / DW Gibson

There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard

There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard

In Episode 2, meet the residents of East New York, who are determined to protect their community from the waves of gentrification crashing over the rest of Brooklyn.

Mar 16, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood

Baltimore houses

How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation How Housing Vouchers Can Fight Residential Segregation

Vouchers shouldn’t merely keep people off the streets; they should help families move to neighborhoods with more opportunities.

Mar 15, 2016 / Eva Rosen

Detroit Water Protest

How Wall Street Caused a Water Crisis in America’s Cities How Wall Street Caused a Water Crisis in America’s Cities

Vulnerable residents are paying the price for dangerous financial deals.

Mar 11, 2016 / Carrie Sloan

Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?

Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich? Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?

The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab.

Mar 10, 2016 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’

There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’ There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’

A new podcast series in partnership with WNYC.

Mar 2, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood

Crane collapse

Construction Is Dangerous Work Construction Is Dangerous Work

The construction industry accounts for only 4 percent of New York’s jobs but a full fifth of the state’s occupational deaths.

Feb 26, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Where to Invade Next

Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism

A powerful, optimistic, and radical demonstration of what can be achieved by thinking outside the box—or, in this case, our borders.

Feb 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Flint Isn’t the Only Place With Racism in the Water

Flint Isn’t the Only Place With Racism in the Water Flint Isn’t the Only Place With Racism in the Water

Environmental racism is an issue of political power: Polluters and waste sites are placed where politicians expect little or no political backlash.  

Feb 9, 2016 / Tracey Ross and Danyelle Solomon

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