Category: Faculty Spotlights

Milano Minute | Charles Allison talks about the importance of finance

As Associate Professor of Professional Practice at the Milano School, Charles Allison teaches courses in finance, accounting and financial management, entrepreneurship and impact investing, urban policy analysis and management, infrastructure, and leadership. In his Milano Minute, Charles shares the most important question you can ask …

Are de Blasio’s Rezonings a Trojan Horse for Gentrification? Probably Not.

By Alex Schwartz Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Housing New York” plan currently projects building or preserving 300,000 affordable housing units by 2026 – 120,000 through new construction and 180,000 through preservation. The aspect of this plan that has received the most attention (and criticism) is …

The Daunting Math of Solving New York’s Housing Crisis

By Alex Schwartz New York City’s unprecedented and ongoing efforts in the realm of affordable housing show what cities can – and can’t – do strictly on their own to solve a deep and persistent affordability crisis. Since 1987, New York has invested more than $17.5 …