Current

• NYCHA’s developments are home to more than 330,000 people, a population larger than that of Orlando or Pittsburgh. - Source

History

• But NYCHA developments were not poorhouses: Unlike other cities, New York effectively barred lower-income residents from public housing. From 1953 to 1968, it excluded most residents on welfare by screening applicants using a list of moral factors, including alcoholism, irregular work history, single motherhood and lack of furniture. - Source

References

• Books
• Papers
• Videos
• Articles

Neighborhood Composition Rule

• Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes set down the guideline that members of whichever race had predominated prior to demolition of the slums would be the only group to be admitted. - Source

Articles

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/arts/design/radical-plans-for-public-housing-stir-up-hope-and-doubt.html?searchResultPosition=1

To Understand

• The Housing Act of 1936 placed the responsibility of public housing in local hands - When Public Housing Worked
• The Housing Act of 1949

Motivations

• public health
• shortage of decent, affordable housing,