Research and Analysis · Stopping the Attack on New York's Middle Class
Future of the Middle Class
CQ Press
Peter Katel
The percentage of middle-income U.S. households has declined significantly in recent years, leading some economists, policy experts and politicians to argue that the American middle class is in deep trouble — or even disappearing. Globalization, automation and declining union membership have shrunk the manufacturing workforce — historically a bulwark...
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The Crisis of Fair, Affordable Housing on Long Island: An Analysis of the Long Island Workforce Housing Act
Long Island Community Foundation
The Center for Popular Democracy
Long Island, New York, a sprawling suburban region of over a hundred towns, has faced an increasing crisis of housing affordability in the last several decades. While originally developed as an affordable bedroom community for families seeking a better life, the dearth of affordable housing options now undercuts the...
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The Middle Class Squeeze
A Report on the State of the City’s Middle Class
CHRISTINE C. QUINN
In 1997, the New York City Council issued a report entitled “Hollow in the Middle: The Rise and Fall of New York City’s Middle Class”.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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