In his new book The Projects, Howard A. Husock explains the tragic rise and fall of public housing and the pitfalls of other subsidy programs.

The following excerpt is adapted from Howard Husock’s ‘The Projects: A New History of Public Housing,’ a forthcoming book from NYU Press. We hear a great deal about what’s called the black-white ...

A 20-story public housing building in the South Bronx partially collapsed Wednesday morning.

Public housing in the United States, also known as “the projects,” quickly brings to mind images of high-rise towers, stories of gang violence, and physical dilapidation. These may not be universally ...

The New York City Housing Authority is making it easier for private companies to partner with the agency of renovation ...

Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from ...

A package of three bills to expand prevailing wage mandates that could significantly increase construction wage rates in New York is now on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk for approval or veto. The proposals ...