Affordable Housing
This federal law required new residential buildings to have accessible features for individuals with disabilities.
What is the Fair Housing Act
This type of construction uses pre-manufactured components that are assembled on-site.
What is modular construction
This term describes the process of buying and assembling multiple parcels of land in order to build a larger development.
What is land assemblage
This Brooklyn borough president served from 2014 to 2021.
Who is Eric Adams
This neighborhood in Brooklyn is known for its historic brownstone buildings
What is Brooklyn's Park Slope
This government agency provides funding for affordable housing projects in the United States.
What is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
This law requires construction workers to receive a minimum wage and overtime pay
What is the Davis-Bacon Act
This type of developer specializes in building affordable housing.
What is an affordable housing developer
This Bronx borough president was elected in 2021 and is the first woman to hold the position
Who is Vanessa L. Gibson
This neighborhood in Queens is home to the largest Chinatown in New York City
What is Queens' Flushing
This type of affordable housing is designed for people with low incomes and is often supported by government subsidies.
What is subsidized housing
This term describes the process of obtaining approval from government agencies to build a new structure.
What is the permitting process
This developer is known for constructing the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa
Who is Emaar Properties
This Manhattan borough president served from 2014 to 2021 and is now the New York State Attorney General
Who is Letitia James
This neighborhood in the Bronx is known for its large park and zoo.
What is the Bronx's Bronx Zoo area
This term describes when landlords intentionally refuse to rent to people in certain protected classes.
What is housing discrimination
This is the name of the process that involves making changes to a building's interior or exterior without altering its structural integrity
What is a renovation
This type of developer focuses on the renovation and reuse of existing buildings
What is adaptive reuse
This Bronx borough president served from 2010 to 2017 and is now a member of Congress.
Who is Ruben Diaz Jr
This neighborhood in Manhattan is famous for its high-end fashion boutiques.
What is Manhattan's SoHo
This organization provides free legal services to tenants facing eviction in New York City.
What is the Legal Aid Society
This type of construction is designed to minimize environmental impact and maximize energy efficiency.
What is green building
This developer is known for building the Hudson Yards development on the west side of Manhattan.
Who is Related Companies
This Staten Island borough president served from 2018 to 2021 and was the first Republican to hold the position in decades.
Who is James Oddo
This neighborhood in Staten Island is known for its picturesque views of the Manhattan skyline
What is Staten Island's St. George