A few weeks ago, I submitted a post about [the release of Larry Sicular’s Stamford Review](http://matrix.millersamuelv2.wpenginepowered.com/?p=423) and the [two articles I had contributed [Matrix]](http://matrix.millersamuelv2.wpenginepowered.com/?p=433). The Gothamist posed a series of questions to us:

1. New York is already Overcrowded– in this issue of the Stamford Review one of the authors writes that Flushing is more dense than San Francisco, and Staten Island is as dense as Seattle. What’s the most overcrowded part of the city?
2. The article also says that developable land is running out. Since new building starts are accelerating, and new people are immigrating to the city every day, what happens when the land runs out?
3. Rich people will obviously be able to afford apartments no matter how expensive they get– but where will all the poor people go? And should NYC be doing anything to protect them?
5. What neighborhoods are going to be targets for this massive redevelopment?
6. In many neighborhoods, like Red Hook, we’re seeing historic buildings get torn down and replaced by big box stores and ugly new residential developments. Is that an inevitable consequence of the city’s growth?
7. What’s the deal with Governor’s Island? Should the city be using that for housing?
8. People in their late 20s and early 30s are facing a pretty tough situation with very high housing prices– do they have a prayer of seeing things improve, or are we going to soon face a situation like Tokyo’s, where middle-class families of four live in 500 sqft or less?
9. If you had to pick three neighborhoods that offered the best value for a new couple purchasing their first home, what would they be?
10. What are the biggest misnomers and bad ideas about today’s housing market?

Here’s a [brief overview, links and answers to these questions posed by the Gothamist](http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/03/10/larry_sicular_a.php).

[Reconfiguring New York City [Matrix]](http://matrix.millersamuelv2.wpenginepowered.com/?p=423)[Download the report for free [Stamford Review]](http://www.stamfordreview.com/)[On the Reconfiguration of New York City [Curbed]](http://www.curbed.com/archives/2006/02/24/on_the_reconfiguration_of_new_york_city.php)[That Toll Plaza Feeling at 109th and Broadway [Curbed]](http://www.curbed.com/archives/2006/02/27/that_toll_plaza_feeling_at_109th_and_broadway.php)