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NYHC in the News: August / September 2021

The New York Housing Conference was quoted in several stories and programs over the past several weeks about the state’s eviction moratorium and emergency rental assistance as well as the need for safety and legalization of basement apartments in New York City. See the links below. NY1 – Millions of Americans no longer protected by […] Read More

NYHC Op-Ed in Thompson Reuters Foundation News: Hurricane Ida should be a wake-up call to address housing shortage

Thompson Reuters Foundation News published an Op-Ed by New York Conference’s Brendan Cheney on the need to address the city’s and the nation’s housing crisis to keep people safe. The flooding caused by Hurricane Ida highlighted how people are living in unsafe housing, including deadly basement apartments, because they cannot afford safe housing. The destruction […] Read More

White House Revives Federal Financing Bank Program for Affordable Housing

Last week, President Joe Biden announced that he is reviving the partnership between the Department of Treasury’s Federal Financing Bank (FFB) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Risk Sharing Program. The program provides low-cost capital in cooperation with state housing finance agencies for affordable housing development. HUD estimates 20,000 affordable housing units can be created […] Read More

Analysis: Private Activity Bond Change Would Generate 100,000 Affordable Units Over 10 Years in NYS

A New York Housing Conference policy brief shows how a simple legislative change to tax-exempt private activity bond “PAB” rules can spur the creation of more than 100,000 new affordable homes in New York over the next ten years. Private Activity Bonds have a “50 percent test”, which requires that 50 percent of a development‘s […] Read More

NYHC Joined Letter Calling on State to Address Challenges with ERAP

New York Housing Conference joined with 11 other housing groups to express concern about the rollout of the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) and calling for changes and improvements. The groups welcomed the administration’s announcement of a more streamlined application process, there are still significant barriers to the application process, fund distribution remains intolerably […] Read More

Rachel Fee & Rep. Torres Co-Author Op-Ed Calling for Robust Housing Investment

Over the weekend, Rachel Fee and Rep. Ritchie Torres published an op-ed in the New York Daily News, “A home for every American: Congress Must Act Boldly on Housing Now,” calling on Congress to take this opportunity to make a historic investment in housing. They argue that it is possible to end homelessness, housing poverty, […] Read More

NYHC and Partners Call on Governor to Sign Five-Year Housing Plan Bill

New York Housing Conference and five partner organizations sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling on him to sign legislation establishing an affordable housing five-year capital plan (A3807A / S2193A). The bill would require that the administration create a statewide comprehensive five-year capital affordable housing plan every five years, which would allow developers to […] Read More

2021 RLN Summer Series: Commercial to Rental Conversions

On Thursday, July 22nd, the New York Housing Conference hosted the second installment of our summer seminar series, produced by our Rising Leaders Network. Thursday’s webinar focused on the opportunity for Commercial to Residential Conversions. The discussion was moderated by Wendi Shafran (FXCollaborative) and the panelists included Mark Ginsberg (Curtis + Ginsberg LLP), Thehbia Hiwot […] Read More

NYHC Supports Gowanus Rezoning

The New York Housing Conference is supporting the Gowanus rezoning, called the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan. Last week we testified in support of the plan at the review by the Brooklyn Borough President’s office and you can read our testimony here. Last month we testified in support of the plan at the Community Board here and […] Read More