Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the acceleration of capital funding within the City’s affordable housing plan, a major step toward ensuring a fair recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Affordable Housing
Defining Affordable Housing From Harlem To Hollywood
Last week we posted the article The City’s ‘Unaffordable’ Affordable Housing Program In East Harlem, according to a recent study by Harvard University, 10.9 million renters (one in four) spend more than half of their income on housing. Continue Reading →
NYC Council Hearing To Expand Climate Mobilization Act While Safeguarding Affordable Housing
Members and staff from WE ACT for Environmental Justice will testify in front of the New York City Council today in support of Intro 1947. Continue Reading →
Mayor Bill de Blasio Launches New, Improved Affordable Housing Application Website
Today, Mayor de Blasio announced the launch of the new NYC Housing Connect, New Yorkers’ central resource for finding and applying for affordable housing. Continue Reading →
de Blasio Administration To Create Units Of Affordable Housing For Homeless Families
The de Blasio Administration announced today that it is entering the second phase of the City’s plan to convert more cluster buildings into permanent housing for homeless New Yorkers from Harlem to Hollis. Continue Reading →
De Blasio Administration Makes It Easier To Qualify For Affordable Housing From Harlem To Hollis
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Housing Development Corporation announced today major changes to HPD’s affordable housing lottery application.
City Finances Record Number Of Affordable Housing For NYC’s Most Vulnerable Populations
Mayor de Blasio today announced that the City financed 25,299 affordable homes in Fiscal Year 2019, and a total of 135,437 affordable homes since 2014,