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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 -
2020 RLN Summer Series: NYCHA’s NEW Preservation Strategy
On July 28, the New York Housing Conference hosted NYCHA Chair and CEO Gregory Russ for the July installment of our summer seminar series, produced by our Rising Leaders Network. At the webinar, Chair Russ announced a promising new plan to preserve the city’s public housing. NYCHA has been under threat of deterioration from disinvestment […] Read More -
Fight Housing Injustice With #RentReliefNowNY
Congress must act to prevent a crisis of eviction and displacement for renters, which will be the next major event on our nation’s timeline of housing injustice without federal aid. Read More -
NYHC Leads Letter Urging Congress to Act
NYHC urges Congressional leaders to prioritize rental assistance and aid to states and localities. Joined by 51 elected officials, former housing agency leaders and nearly 100 organizations, the letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader McCarthy and Minority Leader Schumer calls on Congress to fund $100 billion in rental assistance for households impacted by COVID-19 and $915 […] Read More -
NYHC Letter to Gov. Cuomo Calling for an Extension of the Eviction Moratorium
The New York Housing Conference along with ANHD, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc, LISC NYC and SHNNY, sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling on him to extend the original comprehensive eviction moratorium established on March 20th, which expires on June 20th. The second moratorium that Gov. Cuomo implemented that expires on August 20 only […] Read More -
NYHC Letter to Mayor de Blasio Opposing HPD Capital Cuts signed by 163 Organizations
NYHC sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and city housing leaders Monday opposing the cuts to HPD’s capital budget. The letter was co-signed by 163 organizations and 14 elected officials. Mayor de Blasio’s executive budget proposes to cut the current year and next year’s HPD capital budget by 40 percent – $581 million […] Read More -
Don’t Gut the City’s Housing Plan
In an op-ed published by City Limits, New York Housing Conference Executive Director Rachel Fee opposed Mayor de Blasio’s proposed 40 percent cuts to the HPD capital budget. Affordable housing has never been more important and this budget reduction will affect not only the housing market but also the fight against COVID-19 which has tested […] Read More