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    Center for NYC Neighborhoods Hosts Panel on Affordable Homeownership

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide
    From Left to Right: Keynote panelists Christie Peale, Colvin Grannum, Commissioner Vicki Been, and moderator Matthew Hassett. Image credit: Center for NYC Neighborhoods

    From Left to Right: Keynote panelists Christie Peale, Colvin Grannum, Commissioner Vicki Been, and moderator Matthew Hassett. Image credit: Center for NYC Neighborhoods

    The keynote panel focused on the issues and challenges raised by affordable housing creation and preservation in New York City.  On September 30, 2015, the Center for NYC Neighborhoods held its conference on the Future of Affordable Homeownership in NYC.  The event was hosted at New York Law School and sponsored by NYLS, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, the Center for Real Estate Studies, the Center for New York City Law, and several other public and private institutions.  The panel included Vicki Been, commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Colvin Grannum, president and CEO of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Christie Peale, executive director of the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, and moderator Matthew Hassett, director of policy and communications at the Center for NYC Neighborhoods.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Department of Finance, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York Law School, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Vicki Been
    Date:10/05/2015
    Category : Housing Panel
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    CUNY Forum Focuses On Affordable Housing Issues

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide
    The CUNY Forum held a panel discussion on affordable housing. (l. to r., REBNY President Steven Spinola, Vishaan Chakrabarti, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer)  Image credit:  City University of New York

    The CUNY Forum held a panel discussion on affordable housing. (l. to r., REBNY President Steven Spinola, Vishaan Chakrabarti, Bob Liff, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer) Image credit: City University of New York

    Elected officials and real estate professionals debate solutions and strategies to City’s affordable housing shortage. On October 1st, 2014 the City University of New York’s CUNY Forum series held a panel discussion titled “Affordable Housing and Social Justice in NYC”. The panel featured Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Vishaan Chakrabarti of SHoP Architects and Associate Professor at Columbia University, Real Estate Board of New York President Steven Spinola, and Council Member Jumaane D. Williams. The debate was moderated by CUNY Forum’s host Bob Liff.

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    Tags : City University of New York, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Real Estate Board of New York, Scott Spinola, SHoP Architects, Vishaan Chakrabarti
    Date:10/10/2014
    Category : Housing Panel
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    New School Hosts Panel Discussion on Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide
    The New School hosted a panel on affordable housing and historic preservation, featuring (l. to r.) Rachel Meltzer, Nadine Maleh, Harvey Epstein, Rosie Mendez, and Gale Brewer. Image credit: The New School

    The New School hosted a panel on affordable housing and historic preservation, featuring (l. to r.) Rachel Meltzer, Nadine Maleh, Harvey Epstein, Rosie Mendez, and Gale Brewer. Image credit: The New School

    Elected officials, affordable housing advocates, and preservationists speak on historic preservation’s impact on New York City’s affordable housing shortage. On September 16, 2014, The Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School hosted a panel discussion on New York City’s affordable housing shortage and historic preservation. The discussion was co-presented by the Historic Districts Council and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. The panel featured Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council Member Rosie Mendez, Harvey Epstein, Director of the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center, Nadine Maleh, Director of the Inspiring Places program at Community Solutions, and Rachel Meltzer, Assistant Professor of Urban Policy at The New School. The discussion was moderated by Andrew Berman, Executive Director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

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    Tags : Community Development Project, Community Solutions, Council Member Rosie Mendez, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Harvey Epstein, Historic Districts Council, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, MIlano School, Nadine Maleh, Rachel Meltzer, Real Estate Board of New York
    Date:09/29/2014
    Category : Housing Panel
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