Sustainable Communities & Fair Housing Analysis and Implementation

New York Metropolitan Region

Housing, Community Development and Civil RightsThe Ford FoundationSeptember 9, 2013

• 1 Region• 3 States• 17 MPOs• 31 Counties• 783 Municipalities• 703 School Districts• 175 Housing

Authorities• 459 Fire Districts• 36 Sewer Districts*

– Data not availablefor NYS.

• 157 Business Improvement Districts

Source: Connecticut General Assembly 2011, New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs 2012, NYC Planning Department 2012, Nassau County Planning Department 2012, Suffolk County Planning Department 2012, Dutchess County Government 2013, individual BID websites.

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New York-Connecticut SCI Region:Growing Diversity, Still Highly Segregated

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Racial Composition of NY-CT SCI Region, 1990 - 2010

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Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty:HUD-provided using average metropolitan poverty rate

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Racially Concentrated Areas of Povertyfor Long Island using average LI poverty rate