• NYHC Testimony to City Council on Housing Production Legislation

    NYHC testified at the City Council’s Land Use Committee on Wednesday about three City Council bills that would put requirements around the City’s affordable housing production for the number of bedrooms and affordability levels. Intro. 1433 would set a minimum percentage of affordable rental units that must be 2- and 3-bedroom units over five years to […] Read More

  • NYHC Testifies at the State Legislature Hearing on Residential Insurance Costs

    NYHC testified at the state Joint Public Hearing of the Senate Standing Committee on Insurance, Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development, and Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations regarding the, “Cost and Availability of Insurance for Residential Property”. Last year, New York Housing Conference released a policy brief that examined […] Read More

  • NYHC Policy Brief: High Cost of Affordable Housing Delays

    NYHC released a policy brief analyzing the costs to the City of delays in affordable housing production. The analysis included a survey of affordable housing developers to understand the development process delays and associated costs. We received responses for 21 affordable housing projects representing 4,700 units from for-profit and non-profit developers across New York City […] Read More

  • 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 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
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