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NYHC’s Rachel Fee Testifies at Housing & Buildings Committee Preliminary Budget Hearing
The New York Housing Conference submitted testimony to the Committee on Housing and Buildings on the preliminary budget, calling on the city to double housing capital investment to $4 billion per year, including $2.5 billion per year for HPD and $1.5 billion per year for NYCHA. We also expressed our concern over staffing levels at HPD and […] Read More -
Major Staffing Shortage Affecting City Housing
Mayor Eric Adams has inherited a staffing crisis across many agencies but if he does not act quickly it will slow down housing production and other housing-related services. The Mayor must get creative and allow agencies to hire up quickly. Make no mistake, the staffing shortage is inefficient and hurting the government. While there may […] Read More -
NYHC Co-Leads Sign-On Letters Supporting Ending FAR Cap and Hotel Conversions
In two letters sent to state legislative leadership on Monday, March 7th, the New York Housing Conference led calls for the support of two policies that will create vital housing opportunities in New York City. The first letter asks for the inclusion of a proposal to lift the residential FAR Cap in the State’s Multiple Dwelling […] Read More -
NYHC Testifies on Evictions and Need for Rental Assistance
The New York Housing Conference submitted testimony this week informing the public about the risk of evictions due to the pandemic and recession and the need for additional rental assistance. We testified to the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings and the Committee on General Welfare. In our testimony, we talked about the need […] Read More -
Recap: RLN Winter Thought Leader on Regional Housing Production and Exclusionary Zoning
This month, NYHC and RLN hosted the second Winter Thought Leader event of the season. Carolyn Grossman Meagher presented key findings from the a recent Department of City Planning report covering regional housing production over the last decade and Noah Kazis discussed the tools, laws, and politics of reforming exclusionary zoning in New York and […] Read More -
Mayor Eric Adams Fails to Deliver on Promise to Double Housing Investment
Mayor Eric Adams released his first budget yesterday – the 2023 Preliminary Budget – and we are extremely disappointed that he did not even mention housing in his remarks nor prioritize it in his budget plans. Instead, he chose to maintain the status quo and abandon his campaign promise to double city capital spending on […] Read More -
Calling on Mayor Eric Adams to Honor Commitment to Double Housing Investment
When candidate Eric Adams met with the United for Housing coalition in March of 2021, he made a bold promise to allocate $4 billion in capital for affordable housing and public housing in New York City, calling it “a smart ask.” He also supported the principles we used to guide us in developing our recommendations, […] Read More -
Mayor Eric Adams Must Address the Staffing Crisis at HPD
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 […] Read More -
United for Housing Daily News Op-Ed: How Eric Adams should answer NYC’s housing emergency
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 […] Read More -
NYHC’s Rachel Fee Testifies at State Budget Hearing
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 […] Read More