Why read Affordable Housing in New York?

Book cover of Affordable Housing in New York: The People, Places, and Policies That Transformed a City

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A richly illustrated history of below-market housing in New York, from the 1920s to today

A colorful portrait of the people, places, and policies that have helped make New York City livable, Affordable Housing in New York is a comprehensive, authoritative, and richly illustrated history of the city's public and…

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1 author picked Affordable Housing in New York as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Thomas Dyja

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For my money, affordable housing is the biggest issue New York faces right now and this book was one of the happiest, most fascinating surprises in my research. No one should utter that phrase—“affordable housing”—until they read this book, a comprehensive, overview of all the different kinds of affordable housing created in and by New York over the last century. With fabulous imagery from photographer and sociologist David Schaillol, it ultimately becomes an alternative history of what the city has done, which made me hopeful about what it can do if we choose to.

From Thomas' list on how New York became New York.