New York Housing Lab

Today New York is facing a critical shortage of affordable housing. Rents continue to increase, wageshave stagnated, and the share of renters paying a high percentage of their income toward rent has risen.

This publication tries to understand the scale and challenges of NYC Housing Crisis. It challenges the provisions proposed within Bill DeBlasio’s Housing New York, A Five Borough, Ten Year Plan. Lastly, it discusses alternative housing methods: what are the alternatives to provide adequate affordable housing?