Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Crowd crossing the street in Astoria, Queens.

NYC needs 700,000 new homes to resolve housing crisis, report states

The report gave every neighborhood a non-binding development target.

August 20, 2026 - Gothamist

New Leadership for New York's Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Vicki Been is leaving her leadership role at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development for a job at New York University.

January 19, 2017 - Politico New York

Affordable Housing

A New Design Guide for Affordable Housing Developments

New affordable housing is only one step toward creating livable communities—a quality mix of uses on the ground floor, designed to integrate with the street and public spaces is also vital.

February 27, 2016 - Next City

Community Gardens are Collateral Damage in New York's Affordable Housing Plans

Here's a head scratcher: in its ambition to meet the affordable housing goals of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development has proposed the redevelopment of 15 community gardens on city-owned property.

January 24, 2015 - Brownstoner

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.

Top Books

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Top Schools

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.