Posts tagged development
Baby Steps: Poverty, Chronic Stress & New York's Youngest Children

Chronic stress and early trauma shape the brain development of very young children. Increasingly, research shows that innovative, early-life work with infants, toddlers and their parents can help prevent the need for much more costly interventions later on. Can we reduce the likelihood of abuse, neglect and mental illness in stressed-out, low-income families?

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Children and FamiliesAbigail Kramerabuse, Child Welfare Watch, children, children's services, development, developmental disabilities, infants, interventions, low-income families, neglect, parents, stressComment
Landlords & Tenants: Preserving Affordable Housing in New York

Affordable housing is a hot topic in these difficult economic times, yet by some accounts, housing conditions for low-income New Yorkers are in decline. Many affordable apartment buildings, some purchased and rehabilitated using government subsidies, are in poor condition, and as apartments deteriorate and collect code violations, tenants fend for themselves.

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Krameraffordable housing, Bill de Blasio, Center for New York City Affairs, CNYCA, communities, community infrastructure, development, housing, landlords, low-income neighborhoods, neighborhoods, New York City Housing Authority, NYC, NYCHA, policies, public housing, tenants, The New School, urban developmentComment
The Politics of Development: Moynihan Station and the Complexity of Major Public Projects

Nearly 400,000 people use Penn Station every day, twice as many as used it when it was built. In 1993, the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan proposed the conversion of the Farley Post Office building into a new Penn Station. Despite longstanding support from nearly every stakeholder, the project is only now ready to break ground 20 years later. What was behind the delays?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, city government, city planning, CNYCA, communities, community infrastructure, development, infrastructure, NYC, policies, politics, urban development, urban planning, urban policy, urban spaceComment
The Growth Catalyst: Reviving New York City's Economy Through Infrastructure

As New York City struggles with the great recession, infrastructure development and renewal promise new jobs and long-term growth. Transportation, energy, high technology and communication infrastructure projects are all planned and funded. How quickly will they provide new jobs? Are they already?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercity government, community infrastructure, development, economic crisis, economy, growth, infrastructure, jobs, policies, politics, public policy, recession, technology, transportation, urban development, urban planning, urban policyComment
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
Maintaining Momentum: Can New York’s Ambitious Development Agenda Survive an Economic Downturn?

The city’s economy is slowing and construction costs remain extraordinarily high, but the Bloomberg administration still has its sights set on far-reaching development projects. Will New York be able to maintain its fast pace of residential and commercial renewal? How are neighborhoods responding to zoning changes intended to spur growth?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, communities, community infrastructure, construction costs, cost, developers, development, development projects, economic crisis, economic slowdown, economic turndown, economy, growth, housing, infrastructure, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, neighborhoods, policies, politics, property values, public policy, recession, urban development, urban policyComment
The Long View: How Can New York Preserve Housing Affordability?

New York has long depended on subsidy programs to facilitate affordable housing development. But because most such incentives sunset over time, tens of thousands of units have reverted to market rate over the last decade, and 15,000 more may do so in the near future. What strategies and regulatory structures can be put in place to assure affordability not just for the present, but the future as well?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Krameraffordable housing, city government, CNYCA, communities, community infrastructure, development, economy, housing, neighborhoods, policies, public policy, recession, rent subsidies, social welfare, subsidies, subsidy programs, urban development, urban policyComment