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NYC Housing and Neighborhood Information System (NYCHANIS)
Description  Bowne was awarded a contract by NYU's Furman Center
for Real Estate and Urban Policy and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and
Development (HPD) to design, develop and implement the New York City Housing and Neighborhood
Information System (NYCHANIS), based upon data presented in
the Center’s State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual reports.
NYCHANIS is an online, searchable database that offers a wide range of data services, from
borough-level overviews of basic housing and neighborhood indicators to in-depth statistical
analyses of these indicators at the census tract level. NYCHANIS provides online mapping
functionality that allows users to create thematic maps via the web browser. It is designed so
New Yorkers can access local housing, demographic, and urban planning information to help them
make informed decisions.
In addition, NYCHANIS acts as an online Housing and Neighborhood Information Exchange,
which consist of two main components. The first component is a series of discussion forums
where users can post questions or comments and receive answers and feedback from other users,
housing experts, and HPD. The second component, a series of periodically scheduled
“town halls”, allows users to communicate in “real time” concerning issues of housing
and community development.
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