• New York Housing Conference Joins New York Advocates Urging Action on Rental Assistance

    The New York Housing Conference joined more than 50 other New York housing leaders to call on the state to work to implement an emergency rental assistance program as soon as possible. Unfortunately, relief is unlikely to be available to renters in April. Although more than a billion dollars in federal rent relief was appropriated in December, Albany is still talking about setting […] Read More

  • 2020 HUD Point In Time Count Released

    Homelessness decreased slightly last year in New York City and New York State according to numbers released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban last week. There were 77,943 homeless individuals in New York City on a single night in January 2020 and 91,271 statewide. Both state and city homeless populations are roughly 1 […] Read More

  • Rachel Fee lands on the City & State Real Estate Power 100 List!

    City & State recently published their Real Estate Power 100 list which highlighted significant players in the real estate industry. NYHC Executive Director, Rachel Fee took the 51st spot for her work in affordable housing policy. The publication mentioned her organizing efforts around the United for Housing report, which compiled housing recommendations for the next […] Read More

  • Congress Delivers for Covid-Impacted Renters & Homeowners

    The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act was passed by Congress this week! It delivers significant direct aid to New York State and New York City and urgently needed assistance will go to households most impacted by COVID-19 including housing assistance for renters, homeowners and those experiencing or at risk of being homeless. We thank […] Read More

  • Key Issues For New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program

    Renters and landlords are hurting in New York but the good news is that aid from Washington is now on its way. We have been receiving many questions about program status: Is OTDA on track to open a application portal in March? How can landlords and tenants prepare to apply? Will the Albany legislate additional requirements […] Read More

  • Diane Yentel sits down with the RLN to discuss housing policies on the federal level

    Rachel Fee, Executive Director of New York Housing Conference (NYHC) and the Rising Leaders Network (RLN) welcomed Diane Yentel, Executive Director of National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) to discuss federal housing policy. They talked through the American Rescue Plan which is moving quickly through Congress and if passed in its current form will provide […] Read More

  • NYHC Letter Raises Concerns About Emergency Rental Assistance Formula

    New York Housing Conference sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pointing to concerns with the formula used to allocate Emergency Rental Assistance funding in December’s Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which included Covid-relief. The formula allocated $25 billion in emergency rental assistance to states and local jurisdictions based on population. However, the […] Read More

  • Joint Letter to State Leaders Calling for a Five-Year Housing Plan

    New York Housing Conference joined with New York’s leading advocates and experts related to affordable and supportive housing to send a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie calling for the passage of legislation (S.2193/A.3807, sponsored by Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz) that would […] Read More
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