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Living In Brooklyn, a discussion by BWRC

April 12, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Living In Brooklyn, a discussion by BWRC 1

There’s still time to register for Living in Brooklyn: Housing along the Waterfront on Friday, April 12th.

BWRC’s full-day gathering will feature discussions on the future of affordable housing in Brooklyn’s waterfront neighborhoods. As housing costs increase and coastal fragility accelerates, Living in Brooklyn gathers a dynamic group of leaders to debate the critical questions: what bold policies and programs are needed to increase real affordability?

Featured panels include:

  • New York City’s Affordable Housing Policies
  • Affordable Housing Against the Odds: Innovative Approaches To Waterfront Development 
  • Preserving & Expanding Housing Affordability through Organizing
  • Housing Resiliency: Strategies for Climate Readiness 

Speakers include: 

  • Jessica Yager, Vice President of Policy & Planning, Women in Need (WIN)
  • Tom Angotti, Professor Emeritus, Hunter College (CUNY)
  • Rona Reodica, Asst. Commissioner, Building & Land Development Service, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
  • Brenda Rosen, President & CEO, Breaking Ground
  • Rachel Stein, Deputy Director, Sustainability & Resiliency, Center for New York City Neighborhoods

 

Important Links:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-in-brooklyn-housing-along-the-waterfront-tickets-59173709157

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o4lmab4nb3i6dw9/BWRC_Conf_Prog_2019_final_20190403.pdf?dl=0

Details

Date:
April 12, 2019
Time:
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Venue

City Tech Auditorium

Organizer

BWRC
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