July 19, 2010
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) uses the interactive NYC Income Map as part of their resources to help Housing Development Fund Corporations appropriately price their units in New York City.
As UHAB explains, setting sale prices at affordable levels not only provides much-needed affordable housing in the city, but also increases the financial stability of the building by decreasing defaults on payments.
Head over to the UHAB website to check it out!
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July 15, 2010
Last Sunday, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) teamed up with the School of the Future for an al fresco affordable housing workshop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Participants used the Affordable Housing Toolkit to visualize housing costs in Greenpoint/Williamsburg and talk about the efforts there to preserve housing for people at the lower end of the income scale. Did you know that most of the affordable housing there is too expensive for the average family in the neighborhood?
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June 7, 2010
Our pals at the Fifth Avenue Committee used the Affordable Housing toolkit to hold a series of bi-lingual workshops explaining the key concepts behind affordable housing. The sessions went into city and federal definitions of affordable housing, the difference between affordable and subsidized housing, and much more.
The workshops were sponsored by the South Brooklyn Accountable Development Initiative, a project of the Fifth Avenue Committee.
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May 29, 2010
Our friends over at the Municipal Art Society got to work with the Affordable Housing Toolkit at Hunter College as part of the Livable Neighborhoods Training Program. The 4th annual event brought nearly 150 New Yorkers together this year to build the skills needed to strengthen neighborhood decision-making and participation.
In addition to affordable housing, participants discussed community organizing and planning for parks and public green space.
For more info on the event, head over to the MAS website
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May 20, 2010
The Affordable Housing Toolkit’s “What Is Affordable Housing?” Guidebook has been selected as part of the “AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers” competition – a collection of outstanding book and cover designs for the year 2009! The book was designed by Glen Cummings (of MTWTF) with Aliza Dzik, Josh Hearn, and Dylan Fracaretta, and features the photographs of Anthony Hamboussi. Congratulations, team!
The book will become a part of the AIGA Design Archives, both through an online archive and in print at the Denver Art Museum and Columbia University’s Butler Library. It will also be shown as part of a public exhibition opening in New York in 2010 and touring across the country and China in 2011.
Check out the winners here.
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April 10, 2010
Lucas Shapiro of Housing Conservation Coordinators and West Side Neighborhood Alliance used the Affordable Housing Toolkit to lead an interactive workshop at their new space in Manhattan on Thursday. They discussed existing affordable housing on the West Side, and used the toolkit to explore what types of new housing the community should be fighting for in the area. A fun time was had by all!
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April 8, 2010
Our buddies at Housing Conservation Coordinators and the West Side Neighborhood Alliance are using the Affordable Housing Toolkit for a community workshop tonight! I’ll post in their announcement below:
When is housing really “affordable”? Interactive workshop on April 8th!
Join Housing Conservation Coordinators and West Side Neighborhood Alliance on April 8th to learn everything you always wanted to know about affordable housing, but were afraid to ask!
This workshop seeks to answer questions, such as:
+ How does the city and federal government define “affordable”?
+ What programs produce “affordable” and “subsidized” housing?
+What is New York City’s “Median Family Income”, why is it important and how does it compare to income levels where we live and work?
+What kinds of affordable housing already exist on the West Side and what types of new housing should we be fighting for?
What: What is Affordable Housing? Interactive workshop
When: Thursday, April 8th, from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Our new space: 500 West 52nd St., #2E (off 10th Ave)
For more details or to RSVP, contact Lucas at 212-956-2573 or LShapiro@hcc-nyc.org.
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March 1, 2010
Thanks to everyone who attended our Affordable Housing Toolkit Launch Party or one of our eight , count ‘em, EIGHT workshops over three days at our pop-up space on the Lower East Side. It was especially fantastic to meet new housing advocates, developers, city officials, policy folks, planners, architects, students, and random drop-ins. What a great mix of folks!
Thanks also to Beth Sorce from UHAB and Dave Powell for speaking at the party and to our volunteers for making it all work.
Finally, thanks to all the groups who picked up a toolkit and have been using it for workshops! Keep us posted!
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