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The Center for Rethinking Development at the Manhattan Institute invites you to a breakfast panel.
The Future of Public Housing: Two Models, Atlanta & New York.
8:00am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am-10:00am Program
Harvard Club
35 West 44th Street
New York City
Speakers:
Renee Glover
CEO & Executive Director, Atlanta Housing Authority
Douglas Apple
General Manager, New York City Housing Authority
Commentator:
Thomas D. Boston
Professor of Economics, Georgia Tech
Moderator:
Julia Vitullo-Martin
Director, Center for Rethinking Development
NYCHA is by far the largest American housing authority, managing one out of every seven public housing units in the country. With its 343 developments holding over 178,000 units and housing slightly over 174,000 families, it owns one of every 12 rental units in the city. And the demand for its housing is impressive: Nearly 145,000 families are on its waiting list. Often called the best-managed authority in the country, NYCHA represents a centrally owned and centrally managed model for public housing. Atlanta offers a very different model. Ranked in the early 1990s as the nations fifth largest authority and seventh most troubled, Atlanta has been following a very different strategy from New Yorks demolishing its old projects and partnering with the private sector to develop apartments and townhouses built in vernacular architecture for a mix of tenants.
Please join us for a discussion of the issues facing public housing agenciesand their cities.
To RSVP, please call 646-839-3377, or visit www.manhattan-institute.org/events/crd_03-20-08.htm by Friday, March 14.
Please note that this invitation is non-transferable.
RSVP: Acceptances Only
646-839-3377
If you accept and find you are unable to attend, please be sure to let us know.
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Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-599-7000 Fax: 212-599-3494 E-mail: mi@manhattan-institute.org
