A richly illustrated history of below-market housing in New York, from the 1920s to today that is essential reading for understanding and advancing debates about how to enable future generations to call New York home.
"“Book Title of the Year,” as selected for Curbed.com’s Architecture in 2015: A Year in Review"
Nicholas Dagen Bloom is professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter College, City University of New York. His books include
Public Housing That Worked: New York in the Twentieth Century.
Matthew Gordon Lasner is associate professor of urban studies and planning at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is the author of
High Life: Condo Living in the Suburban Century.