• 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mamdani Releases Executive Budget with Increases to Housing Funding

    Mayor Mamdani released his executive budget, which adds $5 billion in new affordable housing capital funds (FY2026-2031). Mayor Mamdani campaigned on the promise of $10 billion in affordable housing investment, signaling a strong commitment to addressing the housing crisis in a meaningful way. While this budget does not reach that level of investment yet, compared […] Read More

  • NYHC Submits Comment Opposing HUD Term Limit & Work Requirement Proposal

    New York Housing Conference submitted comments in strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits” which would allow public housing authorities (PHAs) and owners to implement work requirements and term limits on tenants living in public housing […] Read More

  • NYHC Testifies at City Council Budget Hearings

    Last month, Mayor Mamdani released his FY 2027 preliminary budget. The housing budget was mostly unchanged while his team develops his housing plan. NYHC testified about housing issues and needs at four City Council hearings. Housing and Buildings Committee: NYHC testified highlighting three issues: ensuring sufficient capital resources for affordable housing production; the distressing CRISIS […] Read More

  • Support NYHC’s CRISIS Agenda

    There is a growing crisis of distress in affordable housing. A recent study by Enterprise Community Partners and LISC found more than half of the 428 projects in their portfolios (totaling 37,130 units) have negative cash flow. There are many causes for the growing distress and while this problem has been slowly brewing since 2020, […] Read More

  • NYHC Testifies on FY27 Preliminary Housing Budget

    NYHC testified about the preliminary housing budget, focusing on three main issues: ensuring sufficient capital resources for affordable housing production; the distressing CRISIS in affordable housing we are witnessing; and the pressing need for reforms to improve efficiency in housing production. First, while we look forward to the Mamdani Administration’s new affordable housing plan later […] Read More

  • NYHC’s Analysis of State One-House Budgets

    The State Senate and Assembly each released their one-house budget proposals last week. Our top priority for Albany this year is addressing the alarming share of affordable and supportive housing buildings that are in financial distress. When these buildings are at risk of financial instability, it threatens the very foundation that makes these buildings affordable, putting their tenants at risk. While […] Read More
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