Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers opens this week at at the Museum of the City of New York and will run from January 23rd through September 15th. Two public programs related to this exhibition, on January 24th and February 7th, will be of particular interest to Omnibus readers.

Andy Reicher shares the history of UHAB, chronicling its evolution through 40 years of helping renters become owners.

THE STATE OF CITIES: PROSPERITY AND INEQUALITY Earlier this month, UN-Habitat kicked off the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum...

CITIES GET THINGS DONE President Bill Clinton’s rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night included a special shout-out...

HELP ME TO HELP YOU First, NYCHA came under fire for not releasing a $10 million internal report by the...

Susanne Schindler and Juliette Spertus examine two very different large-scale, high-density housing developments in the Bronx and consider how their histories can inform future innovation in affordable housing.

40 years after its construction, Karen Kubey revisits Marcus Garvey Park Village in Brownsville, Brooklyn, a revealing example of the design philosophies and policy priorities behind low-rise, high-density housing.

Last week, Mayor Bloomberg announced a new pilot program, called adAPT NYC, to develop a building of 275-300 square foot...

NOT-FOR-LOBBY The Economic Development Corporation has spearheaded Mayor Bloomberg’s highest profile economic and public works initiatives over the past decade....

Urban planner Douglas Woodward analyzes the rules posted in privately owned public spaces to investigate some of the challenges involved in the private provision of public goods.