Redlining: How one racist, Depression-era policy still shapes New York real estate

… you were African American simply getting a mortgage in your NYC neighborhood was pretty much out of the question As … to finance mortgages throughout the five boroughs and property owners are walking away from their buildings or in … the city started to recover Through the next 20 years the HPD teamed with nonprofit and private developers to reinvest …

By Emily Nonko |December 29, 2016 - 9:36AM