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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
New York City zoning laws require minimum off-street parking in many areas, which often results in an oversupply of parking spaces where market demand for off-street parking is relatively low. These mandates increase development costs, reducing the feasibility of new housing projects and ultimately limiting the supply of housing.
Center for Community Progress
MARCH 16, 2023
Like in many states, a mix of ineffective laws, partisan divisions, and the allure of maintaining the status quo made reforming this local process difficult. For example, land banks in New York are: Expanding the Production of Affordable Housing. What the heck is a land bank ?”
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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 1, 2023
I was involved in opposing the Walmart that ended up being built up the street from my house -- and ironically a second Walmart was built 1.25 miles from our house in Fort Totten, making our area likely the most densely served by Walmart of any other area in the US. But the elected officials wanted it to happen - - JOBS!
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 9, 2024
I am on the board of Sugar House Park, which is owned by both the city and county, so it has some interesting intergovernmental issues. Uncleared sidewalks from 1300 East to Sugar House Park. Levels of Service at the scale of an individual park is an issue with Sugar House Park. Technically.
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
MAY 17, 2022
Given the limitations on local property tax solutions, some neighborhood affordable housing organizations have encouraged the General Assembly to expand the Machinery Act’s existing property tax exemptions for homeowners. That question is one of policy, not law, and the School of Government is neutral on issues of policy.
AWS Public Sector Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The FEC granted special permission for DDC to operate under this model, providing all eligible party and candidate committees—regardless of party—with the support they need within the limits of campaign finance law.
Poverty & Policy
JUNE 12, 2017
The law that created TANF also set a time limit on eligibility for SNAP, but only for able-bodied adults without dependents They usually can receive benefits for only three months in any given three years unless they’re working or participating in a work preparation program at least half time. SNAP Benefits Limits.
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