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This article was nominated for deletion on 11 December 2018. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

This page was proposed for deletion by John from Idegon (talk · contribs) on 10 December 2018 with the comment:
No indication of notability. All sources primary. Further, improper cut/paste move. Would have draftified again, but it was copypasta'd into mainspace. Draft already exists.
It was contested by Power~enwiki (talk · contribs) on 11 December 2018 with the comment:
obviously not non-controversial; will AfD

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Split

@Bluerasberry: just wanted to let you know I split out this section. Thanks again! Seahawk01 (talk) 03:09, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Seahawk01: Yes this seems better. The split is from Affordable housing by country/ Affordable housing. Blue Rasberry (talk) 11:16, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

I have added a new lead since the previous one was deleted. The information is not that comprehensive and could even be subject to further expansion and modifications. I am just hoping to contribute to the improvement of the article's quality by setting the tone and also help with the notability issue by providing some sources. If you have questions, please send me a message. Thanks. Darwin Naz (talk) 22:40, 10 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have changed the first sentence of the lead (New York City, like many other large cities, has been affected by a shortage of affordable housing.). It sounds like it is making an argument or a thesis statement. The new sentence is a mere description. Also, the first sentence of the Wikipedia articles often begins with the subject, which in this case is the "New York City housing shortage". Feel free to improve on it or you can message me if you have questions. Darwin Naz (talk) 13:50, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

POV

Page takes a highly POV position on the causes, nature, and existence of this "crisis." Maybe it's just a tight housing market on top of a national failure to create opportunity for our poorest families. More elaboration of this POV problem available at the recent AfDE.M.Gregory (talk)

Page reads like a press release for policy proposals by Mayor DeBlasio. Tone needs to become be NPOV and encyclopedia.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:53, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Presentism

There was an actual housing crisis during WWII and teh years immediately following. Article needs to be limited by date, and the dates of this "crisis" need to be reliable sourced.

Opposite, I think, would be more useful. Rather than focus only on what a shortage is and how many times it has happened, or narrow it further to a particular date range, better to widen the scope to make it history of New York City housing. Which would be a shorter title, too. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:13, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Title

New York City housing shortage would be a more objective title.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:53, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notability

I don't think I looked hard enough at this piece of political propaganda when it was at AfD. Topic is sourced to a single article on the real estate website Curbed, a single article in the New York Times, and Scott Stringer. okay, there are a couple of reports by city agencies, a "rorum" held by a local college, and "Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York" from CityLab. Seriously folks, whether or not your "beleive" in this crisis (as someone said in that messy AfD,) pages need WP:RS adequate to establish notability.E.M.Gregory (talk) 16:14, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Busing

In the news we hear of immigrants being bused in from Texas, and difficulties in finding places for them. Has it made a difference to housing in the city? Jim.henderson (talk) 23:31, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Draft article that needs editing: Draft:Gentrification of New York City

Hello New York City housing shortage talkpage readers - On a related topic, the article Draft:Gentrification of New York City needs editing. If you are knowledgable on this subject, please give it a read and edit.

- Wil540 art (talk) 05:15, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]