The article’s tagline practically screams (although the font is actually italic!) that there are more homeless in New York than there have been in decades. It seems to me that this point is obvious. Even though I have not lived… Continue Reading →
As my group is looking more into income vs rent-regulation specifically for tenants, I researched more into the 2017 Income and Affordability Study and tried to analyze the data to see what trends are happening on a micro level for tenants… Continue Reading →
As I was going over the report on Income and Affordability Study, amongst the broad range of socioeconomic forces that influence public policies on housing affordability, one thing stood out the most to me: Homelessness. In the past 20-or-so years,… Continue Reading →
After reading the 2017 Housing Supply Report, I found some facts regarding overcrowding and housing permits to be particularly intriguing. The Report states that pre-war and post war stabilized housing were the most crowded with 15% of pre-war stabilized housing… Continue Reading →
The Rent Stabilization and Rent Control Facts plainly outlines what rent stabilization and rent control are and the rights of tenants in these rent-controlled apartments. Reading this fact sheet was very helpful in defining what rent control is, and I… Continue Reading →
I noticed while reading the fact sheets how in New York City the rent guidelines tend to favor tenants over owners rights. While I think its necessary for harassment issues among others; when it comes to eviction owners are put… Continue Reading →
After completing the readings for today’s class, I couldn’t help but focus my attention on the piece published by Edward Tufte, and the issues he raises with Microsoft PowerPoint. The issues that Tufte raises with PowerPoint and the underlying “need… Continue Reading →
Powerpoints are often good ways to present pieces of information to a large group of people if done correctly. If not presented or made correctly, the Powerpoints become a hinderance to the presentation of the idea, thus making the audience… Continue Reading →
I think the idea around succession rights has been a polarizing issue especially for rent-controlled apartments. In New York City, it’s defined that “for rent stabilized and rent controlled apartments throughout New York State, a ‘family member’ of the tenant… Continue Reading →
Honestly, I kind of cringed as I went through Edward Tufte’s piece. We get it: he hates PowerPoint with a burning passion, and will do everything he can to relentlessly attack it. Of course, he certainly backs up all his… Continue Reading →
For as long as I can remember, I have always used Powerpoints or Prezi slides for my presentations ranging from elementary school and even now in college, teachers and professors tend to request a presentation using slides. The way that… Continue Reading →
Rent control is one of the many things the government used to stabilize, protect and better public life and conditions of housing. Rent control policies have followed the trends of the country’s economic and political activities to accommodate for everyone…. Continue Reading →
In this reading, it was insightful to learn how the political atmosphere of World War I affected rent-control policies and housing policies. A common theme I noticed in reading about the post-war controls of World-War I and World War II was… Continue Reading →
Today’s reading gave a thorough overview of the rent regulation history of New York City, and how it evolved into its current form. The piece that stuck the most with me were two small paragraphs, the first of which stated:… Continue Reading →
Looking at the statistics, according to the Housing and Vacancy Survey (HVS), “a third (33.5%) of rental households pay more than 50% of their household income in gross rent (up from 33.1% in 2011).” I found this statistic somewhat shocking… Continue Reading →
Rent control is just one policy that has played a prominent role in shaping economic activity across time. Many measures like this including minimum wage laws and milk prices has received widespread acceptance as necessary to promote the general welfare… Continue Reading →
While reading this article about segregation in New York City schools today, I began to reflect on my own education experiences. I grew up in a very white neighborhood on Staten Island, so when I began school in P.S.6 practically… Continue Reading →
A lot of these readings tie back to the same theme: the richer people are, the more time, energy, resources, and attention they can dedicate to advocating for themselves. We saw this countless number of times. Where are homeless shelters… Continue Reading →
“Most black and Latino students today are segregated by both race and class, a combination that wreaks havoc on the learning environment. Research stretching back 50 years shows that the socioeconomic makeup of a school can play a larger role… Continue Reading →
I always thought I received a “diverse” upbringing by attending New York City public schools. But after reading the article “Are private schools immoral?”, I realized I actually did not. In elementary school, I attended PS.90, a local public elementary… Continue Reading →
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