The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for you to identify and examine a current housing-related issue or problem—this can be an issue in NYC, NYS, or elsewhere in the U.S.
Through the lectures and assigned materials, we’re learning that providing adequate and fair housing, especially for low-income people, has been (and continues to be) a problem connected to bad policy, (hyper)commodification, explicit/implicit racism, and market failures—issues endemic to a capitalist system. These class materials have provided both overviews and deeper dives into many areas concerning housing and homelessness and should serve to help you contextualize the housing issue on which you choose to focus.