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The issue of de facto segregation comes from the Inclusionary Housing Program, where low-income families are able to live in the city at a slashed price. However, after reading that developers are trying to limit access to the full utility of the building, as well as create separate entrances, I didn’t favor the policy as […]

Just today I overheard my coworkers talking about how Williamsburg was “getting better.” Studies will say that the area’s median income has dramatically increased and large residential buildings were constructed. But at what cost? It has resulted in prices skyrocketing and pushing people out. The portion of low-income apartments does not equal the families who […]

After reading the articles on low income housing and zoning, I couldn’t help but to step back and think about our society as a whole. From a technological standpoint, there is no arguing that our society has progressed and advanced dramatically over the course of time. In fact, it seems the rate of technological advancement […]

I found these readings very interesting since each article brings up different views on income inequality and zoning. Restrictive zoning is one of the biggest factors that lead to racial and economic segregation in NYC. As an effect, it creates very distinguished poor vs rich neighbors. It’s a big problem since zoning only allows single-family […]

I found all of the four reading interesting for this class. I read the Daily News article first, which I had to grit my teeth through, but there were certain interesting points raised. It was hard to read because there were so many grammar and spelling errors that I had to double check that this […]

Zoning has its advantages…for the rich.  Zoning not only groups the wealthy together, but keeps the middle class and lower class divided. As it was mentioned many times in class, the political system is very dependent on money from wealthy investors to fund campaigns. These zones are also political agendas – the wealthier zones will […]

Class 12: Zoning – Getting The Poor to Better Places Since the start of humanity, the issue of where you live has always bear a great significance in determining one’s fate. After all, where you live determines the resources available to you in your vicinity, from public transportation, employment opportunities, to quality public education, these […]

These readings were a lot more technical than others we have read. I like how detailed they were and, especially in the New Yorker, there was so much detail from all different sides of the spectrum. I have felt for a while that the USSC has been extremely too political and partisan for the purpose […]

The idea that “money is speech,” has unfortunately become the standard in American politics. That being said, I do not necessarily disagree with the decision to overturn the legality of the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law. The law had a fantastic goal of trying to limit the influence of large companies in campaigns, but in reality it […]

It’s a real shame how much state and federal governments cut public education in the US. They must not realize that most of the leaders of tomorrow are getting swindled out of a decent education. Continuous under-funding and lack of overall support for the system in place really hinders us as a society. Which is […]

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