housing
NYC union pension systems to invest $150m in affordable city housing
October 23, 2015Union labor will build the housing in an economically targeted investment program in all five boroughs.
Read moreHow redlining led to rioting: Police and segregation
September 29, 2015A hundred years ago, St. Louis and Baltimore adopted ordinances prohibiting African Americans from moving to blocks where whites predominated.
Read moreThe fight for affordable housing rages in New York
June 23, 2015The rent stabilization program was allowed to expire and over 1 million households are now at risk of being priced out when their leases go up for renewal.
Read moreNew York City facing the crisis of affordable housing
March 4, 2015In New York, it's truly a tale of two cities: a city of the very rich, growing richer, and the poor, who are growing poorer.
Read moreSan Jose coalition for affordable housing wins big
November 26, 2014San Jose, which advertises itself as "the capital of Silicon Valley," has one of the highest housing costs in the nation, as well as - not coincidentally - one of the highest rates of homelessness.
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