Laura Wolf-Powers

Laura Wolf-Powers is professor of urban policy and planning at City University of New York (CUNY) Hunter College and a member of the faculty in Earth & Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center. She teaches economic development, real-estate development, community planning, and political economy. Prof. Wolf-Powers’ book University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation District was published in September 2022 by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Her current research focuses on the political economy of land valuation and property taxation. She is a steering-committee member of the Western Queens Community Land Trust.