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Series II. Housing and Urban Development, 1948-2011 (bulk 1970s-1980s), inclusive

Scope and Contents

Series II consists of materials related to Flatow's work in housing and urban development, with a focus on mutual housing, infrastructure reliability, affordable housing, and equitable housing policy. The bulk of this material consists of correspondence, published reports, newsletters, and plans for various housing projects. As a consultant, Flatow worked on projects with several organizations, including the New York Urban Coalition's In Rem Housing Program and the Parodneck Foundation's 197a Plan for Bronx Community Board #3. There are also records from her work with the Consumer-Farmer Cooperative, the Regional Plan Association, and her role as Executive Deputy Secretary of State under New York Secretary of State Basil Paterson.

Arrangement

Materials in this subseries are arranged alphabetically.

83 Housing Bill, circa 1983-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Affordable Housing, 1984-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Annotated Playboy Interview with Edward Koch, circa 1980s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arson, circa 1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 16, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bronx Frontier (3 Folders), 1978-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Charter Revision, 1983-1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Civic Affairs Forum, circa 1984-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Coalition to House the Homeless, 1983-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Columbia's Urban Design Program, circa 1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community Assisted Tenant Controlled Housing (CATCH) Financial Assessment, 2011, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community Board #3, Bronx, circa 1987-1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community Boards, circa 1970-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community Development Credit Union (3 Folders), circa 1977-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 11-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Coney Island (3 Folders of 4), circa 1966-1969, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 14-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arrangement

1 item moved to an oversize container.

Coney Island (1 Folder of 4). Oversize, circa 1966-1969, inclusive

Folder: FF-1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

File contains a 1968 Coney Island I Community Development/Land Use Plan by the City of New York Housing and Development Administration.

Consumer-Farmer Cooperator, 1973-1997, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

This file contains several issues of The Consumer-Farmer Cooperator, the annual publication of the Consumer-Farmer Foundation, Inc.

Consumer-Farmer Foundation Board (2 Folders), circa 1984-1998, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 18-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cooper Square, circa 1984-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donald Elliott, circa 1978-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Future Metropolis, 1961, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Harlem, circa 1984-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Housing Authority, 1973, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Housing History (4 Folders), circa 1948-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 17, Folder: 25-28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Housing History, circa 1948-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Housing Legislation, circa 1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Housing Policy (3 Folders), circa 1967-1985, bulk 1980-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 3-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), circa 1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

In Rem Housing Program (2 Folders), circa 1983-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Infrastructure Reliability (4 Folders), 1977-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 9-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Leflagi Plan for Housing Now, 1971 December, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), 1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Low Income Housing Round-Up, 1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memories of George Hervey Hallett, Jr., circa 1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Metropolis in The Making, 1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Model Cities (3 Folders), circa 1966-1993, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 18-20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

This file contains materials related to plans for a survey and book about Model Cities. The idea was to trace people and ask for impressions, memories, anecdotes, and photos to tell the story of Model Cities as seen by its people.

Mortgage Rate Chart, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mutual Housing (9 Folders), circa 1974-1991, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 18, Folder: 22-30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Neighborhoods, 1976-1984, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York City Charter, 1977, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York City Charter, 1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York City Partnership, 1982-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York City: The Challenge Ahead (conference), circa 1989, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York Urban Coalition (NYUC), circa 1970-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York Urban Coalition Housing Rehabilitation Task Force (report), 1976 January, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NJ Housing, Mt Laurel (newspaper clippings), 1983-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYC Housing Authority (2 Folders), circa 1960s-2000s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York City Housing Authority Data, 1982-1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYC Labor Religion Coalition, 1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Open Space (2 Folders of 3), circa 1975-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arrangement

1 item moved to an oversize container.

Open Space (1 Folder of 3). Oversize, circa 1975-1980, inclusive

Folder: OS-Large, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

File contains a 1975 blueprint of parks and playgrounds in the Bronx.

Pan Urban Associates, Inc., 1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pastoral and Educational Services, circa 1980s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Paterson Housing Authority (2 Folders), 1986-1992, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 17-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Peoples Development Corporation (1 of 2), circa 1978-1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The file contains materials related to The People's Development Corporation (PDC), a sweat-equity community housing group in the South Bronx. PDC undertook work in housing rehabilitation, tenant management, and energy conservation.

Arrangement

1 item moved to an oversize container.

The Peoples Development Corporation (2 of 2). Oversize, circa 1978-1979, inclusive

Folder: OS-Large, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

File contains a blueprint from the People's Development Corp. B.E.S.S Project.

Phipps Houses, 1983, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

This file contains a report titled "Proposal to Amend State and City Codes for Single Room Occupancy Housing."

Planning the Future of New York City (conference), 1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Population (3 Folders), circa 1979-1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 22-24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A Proposal for Equitable Development in New York City (draft), 1983 December, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Regional Plan Association, 1980-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rural Revitalization (2 Folders), 1979, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 19, Folder: 27-28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

South Bronx Greenway (1 of 2), 1991-1994, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arrangement

1 item moved to an oversize container.

South Bronx Greenway (2 of 2). Oversize, 1991-1994, inclusive

Folder: FF-1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

File contains a blueprint of the community and service districts in the Bronx.

Special Crisis Intervention Program (3 Folders), circa 1980, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

State Action Strategies, 1981 January, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Statement on Housing and Action Plan, circa 1983-1985, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Strategies (2 Folders), 1978-1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Urban Resources Partnership, 1994-2000, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

We're Still Here: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of the South Bronx, 1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 20, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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