Research and Analysis · Stopping the Attack on New York's Middle Class
The Middle Class Squeeze
A Report on the State of the Cityâs Middle Class
CHRISTINE C. QUINN
In 1997, the New York City Council issued a report entitled âHollow in the Middle: The Rise and Fall of New York Cityâs Middle Classâ.1 Two concerns motivated the report. The first stemmed from the observation that cities such as New York City (the City) need a middle class...
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Statewide Affordable Housing Needs Study
NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY RENEWAL
DAVID A. PATERSON, GOVERNOR DEBORAHVANAMERONGEN, COMMISSIONER
DHCR is responsible for the development and supervision of affordable low- and moderate- income housing throughout New York State. This includes ensuring that housing is safe, decent and affordable and supporting localities with community revitalization. DHCR accomplishes these tasks through a myriad of programs which function in the Stateâs...
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The Middle Class is Missing (New York)
Brookings
Alan Berube
Increasingly in N.Y., there are rich and poorâand nothing in between. When most people think of âMiddle America,â New York City isnât the first place that springs to mind. Thatâs due to the cityâs mammoth size, its coastal location or its status as âblueâ Americaâs cultural capital. Now, New Yorkâs economic middle...
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