New Life at Ground Zero: New York, Home Ownership, and the Future of American Cities

Abstract

Foreword Richard P. Nathan Preface 1. A Groundbreaking in Brooklyn New York City--Graveyard of Intentions The Elusive Idea of Partnership David Rockefeller and Ed Koch -- Wary 2. Postwar New York: The Radiant City Meets Jane Jacobs 3. New York: City on the Ropes 4. After the Crisis: Groping for an Agenda 5. Moving Toward Partnership Launching the Housing Partnership 6. In Search of a Blueprint Housing Partnership -- Getting Organized The Plan New Homes for New York: Genesis of a Program 7. The Money Chase Business Says No Playing the Pierce Connection Goign for a UDAG The Ford Foundation Says No 8. The Elusive UDAG The Project Fee Issue Hitting the State 9. Getting to Production: Ceremonies and Realities A Groundbreaking in Bedford-Stuyvesant A Ribbon-cutting in Harlem High Optimism, Slow Start The Elusive Good Sites Big Projections, Big Shortfalls 10. The Koch Housing Plan: Reading for New Partners Nobody Trusted Anybody Anywhere REBNY Strikes Out 11. Production Breakthrough Whose Program Is New Homes? The New Homeowners The Nehemiah Plan: A Competing Implementation Model 12. Beyond New Homes: Expanding the Partnership Agenda The Neighborhood Builder Program A Non-Minority Minority Program No Shortcuts Rebuilding Neighborhood Economies Neighborhood Entrepreneurs The New York City Investment Fund Prospects -- The Daunting 1990s Agenda 13. Community Development: The Making of a New Urban Policy Paradigm Beyond the Anecdotal Success Story The Community Reinvestment Act Community Development Corporations -- CDCs The Intermediaries The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit CDBG and HOME Vacant Urban Land 14. Urban Homeownership and the Future of Cities Subsidizing Homeownership: The Equity Issue A Shorter Way Home Appendices A. NYC Housing Partnership Projects B. NYC Housing Partnership Housing Activity by Borough C. NYC Housing Partnership Development Process Notes

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