70 Years Ago NYC Passed a Bill Prohibiting Race-Based Housing Discrimination. What Was its Impact?

On February 16, 1951, the New York City Council passed a bill prohibiting racial discrimination in city-assisted housing developments. As the most populated city in America with an estimated 18,804,000 residents, NYC is often looked at as the model for diversity as it is home to members of practically every ethnic group of U.S. citizenry.

But despite…