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NYHC Analysis of Intro. 910

The New York City Council is considering legislation – Intro. 910 – that would require affordable housing developers that receive city subsidy to pay their workers a minimum combined wage and benefits package of at least $40 per hour with at least $25 being wages. New York Housing Conference has analyzed the impacts of the […] Read More

NYHC Releases Special Tracker Report

New York Housing Conference has produced a special updated NYC Housing Tracker report with six months of additional data. The new data, showing the ongoing disparity in affordable housing production, highlights the need for charter reforms. In November, New Yorkers will vote on changes to the city’s land use review process proposed by the New […] Read More

NYHC Policy Priorities for the Next Mayor

New York Housing Conference is releasing our Housing Priorities for the Next Mayor. In two weeks, New York City voters will elect a new mayor, who will face a growing affordability crisis. The next mayor will need to develop a new housing plan while improving existing systems. NYHC’s priorities include: We also strongly urge all […] Read More

NYHC HOME Program Explainer

Congress is proposing cuts to the federal HOME program. Read our explainer about this critical housing program, which provides housing funding in New York and across the country. Find a pdf of the policy brief here and inserted below. Read More

NYHC Analysis: Congress Passes Budget Bills Rejecting President Trump’s Harmful Proposals

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have each approved THUD budget bills that reject the deeply harmful cuts and policy changes proposed in the President’s Budget Request. The Senate bill would provide $73.3 billion for HUD, an increase of about $3.3 billion from FY25 while the House provides $67.8 billion — a decrease of $939 million from […] Read More

NYHC Releases New Policy Brief on HUD Cuts with Analysis Featured in WSJ

In a new brief featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Housing Conference finds that if enacted, the President’s FY2026 budget request would wreak havoc on tenants, landlords and lenders, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs).  President Trump’s FY2026 budget request proposed a 44 percent cut to funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development […] Read More

NYHC and 100 Partners Send Letter to Congress Opposing HUD Cuts

NYHC and 100 partners sent a letter to the NY Congressional Delegation opposing President Trump’s budget proposal for HUD cuts, block grants and term limits, while supporting full funding for federal housing programs. Thank you to our partners for showing strong and broad opposition and explaining how extensive the harm will be to renters, landlords […] Read More

Council Passes FY 2026 Budget

This week the City Council passed the FY 2026 city budget after Mayor Eric Adams and Speaker Adrienne Adams announced a budget agreement last week. The adopted budget totals $115.9 billion, and housing funding is largely unchanged from the executive budget proposal. The Council added discretionary funding, a normal part of the process for the city budget, including […] Read More

NYHC Comments on Water Rate Increase

New York City Water Board is holding public hearings and accepting written comments on their proposed water rate schedule. The Water Board is proposing a water rate increase of 3.7 percent. This proposed increase is half of what we expected, and the board has increased funding for the Multi-Family Water Assistance Program. It is important […] Read More