Good morning from Central Va.

New York will flood again, and the city has to be ready. Green roofs, subway inspections, community engagement and more — In our latest story, Wagner Review authors offer policy recommendations for our changing, wetter world: thewagnerreview.org/2023/10/before…

“Well, they can’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again,” said Andrea Douglas, the museum’s executive director, as she watched pieces of oxidized metal descend into the furnace. “There will be no tape for that.” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Spotlight on Poverty The Upshot Claire Cain Miller On the morning of Sept. 29th, a month’s worth of rain fell on New York. A huge range of policy interventions will be required to build resiliency against these threats via The Wagner Review's Maia Beriashvili, Lex Brierley, Tracy Cole, & Ben Hitchcock buff.ly/3tYJt6Y

“Supply Skepticism Revisited,” a new paper from Furman Center, is out papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… and… 👀

How can policymakers increase housing production? City and state governments are experimenting with strategies to get more units on the market. Earlier this year, we released research on what's working and what isn't via Furman Center's Ben Hitchcock buff.ly/3OHqaaz

“We have lots of evidence about the importance of housing and the way that new supply can help us move ourselves out of this crisis," said Vicki Been at Furman Center's policy breakfast panel last week. Read more here: furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry…

Bethlehem, PA seemed doomed when its famous steel mill closed. But now, the city is booming, and working people are getting priced out. For Housing Solutions Lab + Local Housing Solutions I took a long look at how a housing crisis happens and what a city can do about it: localhousingsolutions.org/lab/notes/beth…

Chiefs-Bills always reminds me of the Charlottesville Buffalo Bills Backers, who I joined for the famous game 2 years ago (an experience that became one of my favorite articles that I wrote for C-VILLE Weekly.) I hope the Bills Backers see a win tonight! c-ville.com/theyre-my-peop…

44% of New York City's land holds just 28% of New York City's people, @NYUFurmanCenter found in our 2022 State of the City report. As the city tries to address its housing shortage, understanding the implications of this discrepancy is vital. Thread🧵: buff.ly/3Ysie08

New York Times' coverage of the snow storm so far is three different people all saying verbatim "this is nothing!" I love new york hahaha nytimes.com/live/2024/02/1…

"We see, over and over again, that when you build more housing, prices come down," said Furman Center Faculty Director Vicki Been on Spectrum News NY1 yesterday, in a conversation about what housing policies lawmakers should prioritize this year buff.ly/4clg7Sb

"A program requiring less affordability in exchange for a more generous tax exemption goes in the opposite direction of where reforms should be heading" Furman Center criticizing the 421a replacement plan being floated in a New York Daily News op-ed nydailynews.com/2024/04/15/alb…

400k+ New Yorkers requested a housing voucher when the waitlist reopened last week But 47% of NYers who received a voucher in 2022 never found an apartment. Why? -Landlords discriminate against vouchers -The program is complex -There's not enough housing furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry…

Last year, 10 New York City Council districts built ~600 affordable homes. Others? Less than 10 apartments each. Every district needs to do their part in solving NYC’s housing crisis. 'City of Yes' means saying yes to more homes, more opportunities, and more inclusive neighborhoods.

Today's my first day in beautiful Concord, New Hampshire, where I'll be based as an organizer for the next 10 weeks making sure Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot WIN the Granite State in November! 🦅🫡🥥