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NYHC Testifies on State Housing Budget & Proposes New Volume Cap Measures
The New York Housing Conference testified in Albany on Monday, February 1st in support of Governor Cuomo’s affordable housing budget which provides unprecedented support for homeless initiatives and 100,000 new affordable housing units over 5 years. We also expressed serious concern regarding new volume cap approvals and recommend that new reporting requirements be adopted instead. […] Read More -
Analysis: City of New York 2017 Preliminary Budget
Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his preliminary 2017 fiscal year budget for New York City. The budget which totals $82.1 billion funds the Mayor’s promise to raise the minimum wage for city workers and provides additional support to combat homelessness. In particular, the Mayor is calling for additional FY2017 investments of $8 million […] Read More -
NYHC Partners on New ZQA Pamphlet
In partnership with NYSAFAH, LiveOn NY and ANHD, we have a new two-pager outlining the benefits and impact of City Planning’s proposed Zoning for Quality and Affordability initiative. This suite of zoning enhancements benefits affordable housing development without making substantial changes to New York neighborhoods. CLICK HERE to download this new material to reach out […] Read More -
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NYHC Calls on Cuomo to Invest Settlement Funds in Affordable Housing
“As of November, $2.08 billion in settlements are sitting in an unbudgeted reserve in the state’s Dedicated Infrastructure Investment Fund… The New York Housing Conference urges lawmakers to focus at least $1 billion of this substantial sum toward five priority areas to address our affordable housing crisis…” Read More -
De Blasio Moves First on ‘Supportive Housing,’ Challenging Cuomo
“It’s a tremendous step, and we’re really pleased about the investment the city committed to,” said Rachel Fee, Executive Director of the New York Housing Conference, an affordable housing advocacy group. “But the city cannot solve homelessness on its own. We still need to see the governor commit to solving this problem…” Read More -
Affordable Housing Developers Want to Ditch Mandatory Parking Spots
“For us it’s a no brainer that we should be investing in affordable housing and not subsidizing expensive parking,” said Rachel Fee, of the New York City Housing Conference. “We’re facing an affordable housing crisis. Homelessness is through the roof. And more than one in three New Yorkers pay more than half their income on […] Read More -
Fair Housing Recap September 11
On Sept 11th, NYHC in partnership with National Housing Conference convened a policy symposium on Fair Housing. This event was planned to inform and educate affordable housing stakeholders, who are both encouraged by the renewed federal commitment to fair housing and somewhat uncertain about what rights and obligations states, localities, and other housing stakeholders have related to […] Read More -
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NYHC Leads Push to Right-Size Affordable Housing Parking Regs
The New York Housing Conference issues call to support proposed zoning changes from City Planning that would eliminate parking requirements for affordable and senior housing in transit zones. Read More