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United for Housing Releases Report

United for Housing, a coalition of more than 80 organizations convened by NYHC to develop housing recommendations for the next mayor, released our report and the report was covered in the New York Times and Politico New York [$]. The report includes a call for all mayoral candidates to support $4 billion in capital investment per year – including $1.5 […] Read More

NYHC Testifies to State legislature on NYCHA Blueprint

Rachel Fee testified to the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Housing on NYCHA’s Blueprint for Change. She said this is the first feasible plan to bring needed capital repairs to all NYCHA units, and while there are still many important aspects to work out in terms of federal appropriations and HUD rules, she […] Read More

Fix the 4% LIHTC for Affordable Housing

New York Housing Conference urges Congress to establish a fixed rate for the 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to make up for Covid-related economic losses and help spur production of needed affordable housing. Read Rachel’s op-ed in City Limits here. Read the NYHC policy brief here. The need for affordable housing is greater […] Read More

NYHC Supports SoHo Rezoning in Op-Ed

Rachel Fee supported the recent proposal to rezone SoHo in an op-ed published in Crain’s New York Business. Fee says that the SoHo rezoning, “should be the first of many such plans in the future, as it will reverse restrictive zoning practices that keep far too many New York City neighborhoods unaffordable and overwhelmingly white.” […] Read More

What Does Biden Victory Mean for Housing?

President-elect Joe Biden has started his transition planning after major news outlets called the election in his favor last weekend. His transition plan and his campaign have major items that would help housing in New York. On BuildBackBetter – the transition plan website – Biden calls for immediate priorities related to COVID recovery, which may […] Read More

NYHC Analysis Finds Small Savings from Housing Capital Cuts

New York Housing Conference released a policy brief this week showing that the city’s capital cuts save very little money in the current operating budget but have significant costs to the city. We also find that given the current economic conditions, now is the right time to invest in housing through the city capital budget. In our […] Read More

NYHC & CHPC urge Governor Cuomo to veto A.7820/S.7215-A

The New York Housing Conference along with The Citizens Housing and Planning Council sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling on him to veto A.7820/S.7215-A. The bill will prevent the City from opening new homeless shelters anywhere in the City by creating an additional opportunity for a vocal minority of NIMBY obstructionists to stoke […] Read More

United for Housing Campaign Seeking Input from New Yorkers

The United for Housing campaign is developing housing recommendations for New York City’s next mayor and we want to hear from you. We know that the best decisions are made from the ground up and the next mayor needs to hear from people in the community. Last week we hosted two public events – one […] Read More

HPD Production Slows Due to Budget Cuts

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s housing plan produced thousands of fewer units last year according to a New York Housing Conference analysis due to cuts to the HPD budget. Last month HPD released their housing plan production numbers for fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020) announcing that they financed 6,503 new construction […] Read More