Affordable Housing Policy & Advocacy

March 24th NYHC Testimony to the NYC Council Committee on Housing and Buildings Hearing New York Housing Conference submits testimony to the NYC Council Committee on Housing and Buildings Hearing on FY2026 Preliminary Budget. Testimony focus on three issues. First, we are concerned about a significant decrease in housing capital funding after FY 2026 proposed in the preliminary budget and recommend continuing a baseline funding level of $4 billion in housing […] Read More
NYHC New Policy Brief: Housing Capital Budget Cliff New York Housing Conference releases new Policy Brief: Housing Capital Budget Cliff, showing the steep decline in resources in upcoming years to build and preserve affordable and public housing. New York City’s housing capital budget, which includes City funding for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Authority […] Read More
February 27th Federal Update: What does DOGE and budget reconciliation mean for housing? DOGE’S CHAINSAW In a leaked memo, aplan was revealed to reduce HUD staff by 50%, from 8,313 staff to 4,047. Provisional staff (606 of them) have already been fired and the next targets are GS13 civil service level and below. Program areas would face steep losses, which are sure to impact HUD-assisted households and affordable housing […] Read More

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