Posts tagged financial crisis
Race and the Subprime Crisis: The Future of Minority Neighborhoods

Some critics blame the Community Reinvestment Act for the mortgage meltdown that prompted the current deep recession. Others point to the abuses of subprime lending and Wall Street manipulation. Yet questions about the impact of the economic collapse on African American communities remain unanswered.

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerAfrican American communities, banks, communities, Community Reinvestment Act, economic collapse, economic crisis, economy, federal government, financial crisis, inequalities, inequality, mortgages, Nathan Levin Lecture, policies, politics, public policy, race, racial inequality, recession, Wall StreetComment
On The Waterfront: Finding the Balance for Development and Communities

Space for new development is severely restricted in the New York metro region. While industrial uses of the waterfront continue to decline, there are still port jobs at stake and a thriving import/export industry. How can the city and region plan for the best use of the New York and New Jersey waterfronts, to benefit communities and the wider economy?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercommunities, community infrastructure, development, economy, export, financial crisis, growth, import, indistry, jobs, neighborhoods, policies, politics, Port Authority, public policy, public space, regional growth, urban development, urban planning, urban policy, urban space, waterfrontComment
A Roof Over Our Heads: How Will New York Save Its Public Housing?

The New York City Housing Authority is in dire financial straits. Although the state recently increased its rent subsidy, it will barely make a dent in the $225 million annual shortfall and renewed federal investment is nowhere on the horizon. A roundtable discussion with key stakeholders to determine what can be done to rescue public housing—the city’s primary source of affordable housing, and home to more than 400,000 New Yorkers.

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Krameraffordable housing, city government, CNYCA, communities, community infrastructure, Department of Housing and Urban Development, economic crisis, economy, federal investment, financial crisis, housing, low-income neighborhoods, neighborhoods, New York City Housing Authority, NYC, NYCHA, policies, politics, poverty, public housing, public policy, rent subsidies, subsidies, subsidy programs, urban development, urban policyComment