Check out this CityLimit’s article, which quotes Rachel Fee of the NYHC on the need and desire of the affordable housing industry to preserve NYCHA’s ailing housing stock by integrating public housing into NYC’s Housing Plan. Read More
In August, HUD published proposed revisions to its interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact rule. Disparate impact allows people to show that a housing policy had a negative impact on them because of their race, sex, national origin, disability, or other protected characteristic – even if the policy appears on its face to apply […] Read More
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY7) introduced legislation (HR 4546) last week that would provide $70 billion in funding to address the growing gap between annual federal public housing capital funding and nation’s capital needs backlog. $32 billion of that funding would go to NYCHA. If this bill is enacted, the funding would improve the lives of not only […] Read More
New York Housing Conference recently launched United for Housing, a campaign for 2021 mayoral investment in housing. We are bringing stakeholders together in a collaborative process with cross-sector dialogue to make housing policy recommendations for NYC’s next mayor. As a big-tent coalition, we will convene affordable housing experts and leaders in issues such as health, education, environment, […] Read More
Yesterday, Treasury and HUD released housing finance reform plans in direct response to President Trump’s March memorandum instructing both Departments to undertake administrative and legislative housing finance system reforms “to reduce taxpayer risks, expand the private sector’s role, modernize government housing programs, and make sustainable home ownership for American families our benchmark of success.”Trump Administration recommendations for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac […] Read More
NYHC is a member of the Federal Tax and Budget Response Team (a state-based coalition led by FPWA). On August 21st, advocates in housing and human services rallied at Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Queensbridge Community Center with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY12) and Council Member Helen Rosenthal (D-NY6) calling for full Congressional support for the […] Read More
Add your organization to a national letter urging ABC, Univision, and the moderators of the next presidential debate to ask the candidates about the most important issue impacting our economic well-being, health, educational success, and so much more – affordable homes. The nation’s housing affordability crisis is an issue of paramount importance to voters. A recent national […] Read More
After two years directing the Minneapolis public housing agency, Greg Russ is taking on the biggest challenge in his 46-year career: running the New York City Housing Authority. Starting next month, Russ will take over as CEO of the nation’s largest public housing system, home to 400,000 low-income New Yorkers. Russ’ hiring comes as the […] Read More
Today, NYHC submitted comments to HUD on its dangerous proposed rule regarding the Verification of Eligible Status of mixed income HUD-Assisted families. As it is NYHC’s mission is to advance local, state and federal policies to support the development and preservation of decent and affordable housing for all New Yorkers, we are deeply concerned that […] Read More
In the end of session whirlwind in Albany, in which a host of progressive reforms were enacted, public housing’s funding win flew under everyone’s radar. On the last day of session, a capital budget was passed which includes an additional $100 million in capital funding for NYCHA and $20 million for public housing agencies outside […] Read More
