Date: February 3rd, 2010

Rehab deferred is rehab denied: Part 1, past

3 February, 2010 (11:03) | Apartments, Essential posts, Housing, New York City, Public housing, Regulation, Subsidy, Theory, US News | No comments

By: David A. Smith
 

What bureaucrat can we blame for this?
 
The New York Times story inspiring this post follows the time-honored journalistic formula for spotlighting a problem to deplore: start with an incontrovertibly deplorable problem, chase it with a provocative quote, and skate superficially through the background. 
 

It’s simple, class; to publish, you must write
 
Someone had [...]