After one year of congestion pricing in New York, policymakers, planners, and the public are eager to know what impact the tolls have had on midtown Manhattan and the rest of the city. Two Urban Planning & Policy students, David Oke (BA '27) and Grace Walz (MUP '26), helped to answer this critical question [...]
Madeline Liberman (MUP ’27) has been selected to receive a 2025 American Planning Association (APA) Foundation Diversity Scholarship. The APA Foundation Diversity Scholarship is awarded to students intending to pursue careers as practicing urban planners who will diversify and advance social equity in the profession. Madeline is one of 21 recipients [...]
Check out this short film by Lucy Kreutz, an accomplished filmmaker and current MUP student. Created for the Environmental Justice course taught by Lily Pollans last spring, the film explores the transformation of East River Park through the lens of the surrounding community, inviting viewers to reflect on how we define environmental progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGAoBveC3I
Congratulations to Hunter UPP graduates Adolfo Carrión, Jr. and Ahmed Tigani on their exciting new roles! Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Adolfo Carrión, Jr. as Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development & Workforce. At the same time, Ahmed Tigani has stepped up as Acting Commissioner of NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The [...]
Just a few of the internships and jobs our talented Hunter UPP students secured for this summer! Stay tuned as we spotlight the impact our students are making in communities across NYC and beyond Learn more here.
Leah Rosofky, a recent graduate of our MSUPL program, is featured in a new video about placemaking: https://lnkd.in/eTSdTKgG
Professor Bloom discussed the prospects for subsidized housing under the new administration. Read here.
Hunter Urban Policy and Planning is excited to relaunch our exchange with the Ecole d'Urbanism de Paris. A new generation of students can now study planning and policy practices from a Transatlantic perspective. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7241473324352966656
Hunter MUP grad Stephane Pierre discussed the City of Yes proposal as part of the Department of City Planning outreach effort.
Professor Nicholas Dagen Bloom spoke with Ali Bauman at CBS New York on the City of Yes initiative. New York City is playing catch-up to other progressive cities like Minneapolis by modernizing its zoning code to allow for additional market and affordable housing citywide. You can watch the segment here: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-affordable-housing-city-of-yes-proposal/
