Two other flaws of the de Blasio housing plan were leaving out NYCHA and its treatment of homelessness. Katz said the housing plan did not include NYCHA because it was already considered affordable housing and it was decided early on that it could not count, which...
By Jessica Katz Sept 16, 2020 The intensification of New York’s homeless crisis is one of the starkest examples of COVID’s impact in laying bare the deep inequalities across our city. Many of the vacant hotels-turned-shelters which the City created to support the...
By Jessica Katz Sept 1, 2020 Hard as it is to believe for a young person or newcomer struggling to make it in New York City, SoHo was once an affordable neighborhood. Decades ago, it became a haven for low-income residents who created a thriving community among its...
Gotham Gazette, Aug 27 2020 CHPC’s Katz sought to emphasize how the prevalence of overcrowded housing has been particularly detrimental during this pandemic, contributing to the spread of the virus. “In the housing business, we’re fond of saying housing is...
The Real Deal, Aug 26 2020 “It is really important that affluent neighborhoods that have been incredibly privileged realize that their privilege comes at someone else’s expense,” Katz said. “Until the Upper East Side is willing to allow new development, we’re not...
Here is the speech I wish the mayor would give… By Jessica KatzAug 19, 2020 New York City has faced many crises before, and we’ve always recovered. But in the past, we’ve had a champion, a booster, a leader who unites us and gives us hope for a better future....
