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New York City Exempted From Changes to Section 8 Housing
“If you don’t have the vacancy to move around, what kind of opportunity are you creating?” said Rachel Fee, executive director of the New York Housing Conference, an affordable-housing group. Many people “would be forced to stay where they are and find a cheaper unit in their existing neighborhood.” Read More -
Assembly Must Weigh in on Developer-Union Deal to Revive 421-a Tax Break
Rachel Fee of the New York Housing Conference said her organization hoped to see “speedy adoption by the New York State Legislature as well as immediate action on signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Governor Cuomo to spend $2 billion in a 5-year statewide affordable housing plan.” That separate issue of the MOU has been […] Read More -
President-elect Trump Unlikely to Hurt Real Estate Industry that Made Him
“While programs like the low income housing tax credit and Section 8 vouchers were created as bipartisan initiatives, the Republican policy platform launched this year didn’t address affordable housing at all,” said Rachel Fee, executive director of the nonprofit New York Housing Conference. “We have no idea what to expect in terms of federal priorities.” Read More -
NYHC Announces New RAD Infographic
NYHC launches new infographic highlighting benefits of RAD and addressing important public housing resident questions on tenant rights. Click to download full document. Read More -
Cuomo Moves Toward Firming Up $2 Billion Housing Plan
“We are glad the Governor is now trying to move the MOU forward. Housing affordability is a concern for 1 in 3 New Yorkers and it is a shame for lawmakers to sit by while $2 billion in enacted funds could be put to good use,” said Rachel Fee of the New York Housing Conference. Read More -
Cuomo Signs Agreement to Release $2 Billion for Affordable Housing
“We would be very disappointed if $100 million is divided up between districts for pet projects instead of repairing roofs, NYCHA’s most pressing capital need,” said Rachel Fee of the New York Housing Conference, a nonprofit that had criticized the delay in releasing the cash. Read More -
NYHC and Housing Groups Pressure Cuomo to Release Housing Funds
In an op-ed in Crain’s New York, NYHC joined AARP, Community Preservation Corp., CSH, Enterprise Community Partners, LISC New York City, NYSAFAH, and SHNNY to reiterate the need for the leadership in Albany to release the $2 billion budgeted for housing investment in New York State. Read More -
Affordable Housing Community Joins Forces to Protect Tenants from Voucher Program Changes
NYHC, Legal Aid Society, Community Service Society and 47 additional organizations signed on to joint comments voicing concerns regarding HUD’s proposed SAFMR changes to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. It is estimated that nearly 56,000 NYC households would see their Section 8 subsidy decrease, forcing tenants to move in a tight rental market […] Read More -
With Proposal, Advocates Attempt to Jumpstart State Affordable Housing Spending
Housing advocates have… crafted a plan for how the state should spend $1.9 billion on affordable and supportive housing over the next five years. “We hope this will kickstart negotiations,” said Rachel Fee, executive director of The New York Housing Conference, a group involved in putting forward the suggested MOU. Read More -
NYHC’s Rachel Fee Joins Max & Murphy Housing Podcast
Each week, Ben Max of Gotham Gazette and Jarrett Murphy of City Limits discuss the latest on housing policy and politics in New York. With the presidential campaign in full swing and the national party platforms adopted, Max & Murphy are joined by Rachel Fee, Executive Director of the New York Housing Conference, to discuss […] Read More