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The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods report, published annually by the NYU Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and quality of life for each borough and the city’s 59 community districts.
The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods 2004 provides an overview of housing and neighborhood conditions in the City and summarizes recent developments in policy, law, and research related to housing.
Table of Contents
Includes the front cover, Acknowledgements, Preface, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, and the Executive Summary.
New to the report this year, this section contains brief summaries of changes and proposed changes to laws and regulations affecting New York City land use and housing. This section covers laws enacted or regulations that became effective, as well as those proposed, between September 30, 2003 (the closing date of the 2003 State of the City’s Housing and Neighborhoods report) and December 31, 2004.
During 2003, New York City’s housing developers, financial institutions and advocacy groups participated in a wide variety of projects designed to expand affordable housing options for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers. This section of the State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods provides a brief overview of some of the activities and projects that took place during 2003.
The third section summarizes recent published research on subjects related to housing and community development in New York City. Topics include homelessness and housing stability; housing attainment, choice, and quality; community development and gentrification; and housing policy and regulation.
Provides information on the number of housing units, homeownership rates, forms of ownership, rental vacancies, and rent regulation.
Covers new units issued certificates of occupancy and the rehabilitation and construction of housing under New York City’s Capital Programs.
Presents data on monthly rents and exclusive price indices that describe the price fluctuations of 4 types of housing—condominiums, single family homes, 2-4 family homes, and 5+ unit apartment buildings.
Provides a picture of lending activity for home purchases and home refinance in the City, including measures of subprime lending.
Provides a picture of lending activity for home purchases and home refinance in the City, including measures of subprime lending.
Presents data on the filing of notices of foreclosure actions (lis pendens) and title transfers subsequent to these filings.
Provides data on the number of delinquent properties in tax class 1 and tax class 2, as well as delinquencies of 1 year or longer, the dollar value of tax liens, and tax lien sales.
Presents indicators such as maintenance deficiencies, housing code complaints and violations, and severe crowding.
Presents population counts from the 2000 United States census as well as data on household size and length of tenure.
Presents population counts from the 2000 United States census as well as data on household size and length of tenure.
Presents race data from the 2000 census, as well as other information on Puerto Rican households.
Contains data on the foreign-born population, languages spoken at home, and linguistic isolation.
Includes median incomes, poverty rates, public assistance rates, and adult educational attainment.
Presents information on business establishments by sector, labor force participation, and unemployment rates.
Contains data on teachers’ credentials and student performance.
Presents a snapshot of property- and violent crime rates throughout New York City.
This final section briefly describes the key organizations in New York City involved in community development, affordable housing, services for homeless families, and in policy and advocacy related to housing.
Contains an explanation of the sources of data used throughout the report, and the methods used to transform the data into specific indicators.