The city Department of Housing Preservation and Development is mired in a significant staffing crisis that began in earnest when hiring freezes and decreased rehiring were implemented during the pandemic. Its staffing shortage is slowing down housing production, potentially fueling further exits from the agency, and delaying the delivery of much-needed affordable and supportive housing […]
Rachel Fee wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Daily News sharing recommendations from United for Housing about what Mayor Eric Adams should do in his first 100 days to combat the housing crisis. Now that Mayor Adams has officially announced his top housing advisers — Jessica Katz as chief housing officer at City Hall […]
NYHC executive director Rachel Fee testified at Monday’s 2022 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on housing. We are encouraged by Governor Hochul’s $216.3 billion Executive Budget, including the $4.5 billion five-year housing plan and new land use proposal to unlock housing opportunity across the state. The framework for the new housing plan and accompanying legislative proposals […]
This week NYHC and RLN hosted the first installment of our Winter Thought Leader Series. The event focused on: Climate, Sustainability & Affordable Housing, and featured Samantha Pearce, Vice President of Sustainability at NYS Homes and Community Renewal and moderated by Daphany Rose Sanchez, Executive Director of Resources from Kinetic Communities. New York State passed […]
This week, the New York Housing Conference along with 87 partners sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams calling for HPD to be exempt from the mayor’s 3 percent budget cuts. Mayor Adams has directed city agencies, including the Department of Housing Preservation, to make 3 percent cuts to their budget in 2022, 2023 and […]
This week, Governor Kathy Hochul released a $216.3 billion Executive Budget that proposes a new five-year housing plan, continues investment in existing housing programs and introduces policy changes to spur the creation of affordable housing across the state. NYHC is encouraged by the Executive Budget proposal, which includes a very significant increase in capital over the last […]
Mayor Adams has also directed city agencies, including the Department of Housing Preservation, to make 3 percent cuts to their budget in 2022, 2023 and future years. This decision is short-sighted as it pertains to housing and will ultimately exacerbate a housing emergency that is impacting millions of New Yorkers. We are calling on Mayor […]
New York Housing Conference is leading a coalition of housing advocates urging the Governor to invest in producing more affordable housing. Rachel Fee talks about the need for a $6 billion investment over 5-five years which will grow to $13.5 billion if President’s Build Back Better plan does not get passed. You can view the […]
In her State of the State today, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a bold new $25 billion, 100,000-unit, 5-year housing plan (SOTS page 125). We thank Governor Hochul for putting forward a plan to increase affordability, sustainability and equity in New York. We will be closely following the budget proposal to be released later this month to ensure […]
United for Housing, a coalition of more than 90 organizations led by the New York Housing Conference, sent a letter to Mayor-elect Eric Adams calling on him to appoint a deputy mayor for housing and homelessness. Affordable housing is such a critical issue for New Yorkers and is central to the City’s economic recovery and […]