Applicants to large, medium and small housing authorities in Long Beach all face exceptionally long waiting periods.
Applicants for public housing on Long Island face some of the longest wait times in the country, according to a Newsday analysis released on Sept. 1. People applying to the Town of Huntington Housing Authority face an average 18-year-long wait — the longest in the nation — and hopefuls for a subsidized apartment through the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority face an eight-year-long wait, the longest of any large public housing authority in America.
“Nearly all of these housing authorities have their waitlists closed and some have websites that provide little or no information about their application process or are completely broken,” writes Joshua Solomon for Newsday.
Newsday also found Long Beach is in the top 10 for longest average wait times in the nation among "medium-sized" housing authorities. With these authorities, wait times can exceed eight years.
Ian Wilder, executive director of Long Island Housing Services, said the lack of affordable housing on Long Island was a primary reason behind the island’s long wait times.
Read the full story: Long Island public housing applicants have longest wait times in nation, data shows
Book review: Co-ops, commons and the conundrum of cashing in on the American dream
Jonathan Tarleton’s "Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons" shows what happens when a loophole in housing legislation opens the door to the privatization of a common good — and when an affordable home suddenly becomes a commodity.
Seattle social housing agency can now issue bonds
The new Seattle Social Housing Developer funds affordable housing through a tax on the city's highest-paying companies.
NYC mayor announces plan to repair, restore and build new public housing
Roughly 300,000 New Yorkers live in the city's public housing system.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Data reveals that NYC’s bet on congestion pricing has paid off
After almost two years of the program, reports show positive impacts on traffic and air quality and no disruptions to parking.
Denver is solving homelessness. Why aren't the rest of us?
Since 2023, Denver's street homeless population has decreased by 64%, proving that effective tools exist to support those in need of housing.
CA city to shut down airport, transform it into utopian park
The western side of the 200-acre park will feature a dog park, nature education center and arboretum.
NYC to vote on supporting outdoor dining, streamlining bus and bike lane creation
The city has five proposed amendments to its municipal constitution on the ballot this November.
Chicago breaks ground on $3 billion megadevelopment
The new neighborhood, titled Foundry Park, will one day host 3,700 residences.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority