Affordable Housing Policy & Advocacy

Events

June 17th NYHC Testifies on Need for Solutions for EHV Households NYHC testified at the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing’s oversight hearing on Life without Emergency Housing Vouchers: Present Options and Future Plans. Read our full testimony here. We are concerned about the status of New Yorkers that received EHVs, especially the 5,100 households that had received EHV though NYHCA. Without a new […] Read More
June 02nd NYHC Testimony to the NYC Water Board The New York Housing Conference testified to the NYC Water Board on June 2 about the proposed FY 2027 water rates. NYHC opposed the 6% rate increase – calling on the board to maintain lower rate increases – and called for an increase in the Multifamily Water Assistance Program. Read the full testimony here. Read More
May 28th Mayor Mamdani Announces Housing Plan NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently released his housing plan – Block by Block. The plan includes strategies for empowering tenants and strengthening code enforcement, preserving existing affordable and public housing, building new affordable and market-rate housing, expanding homeownership, and reducing and preventing homelessness. “NYHC congratulates the Mamdani Housing Team for putting together a thoughtful vision […] Read More