The de Blasio Administration today announced it submitted formal comments to the federal government in opposition to a proposed rule that would evict thousands of New Yorkers from federally-assisted housing based on immigration status. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Housing and Urban Development
Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat Statement On Agreement Between NYCHA And HUD
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement regarding the announcement by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA): Continue Reading →
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Votes To Protect NY Families And To Re-Open The Departments Of Transportation And HUD
Today, Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined House Democrats to pass the FY 2019 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills to re-open these two essential government agencies. Continue Reading →
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Leads NYC Delegation To Rebuke HUD Rent Increases (Spanish)
Representative Adriano Espaillat leads the Democratic Members of the New York City congressional delegation in a letter in opposition to the newly released “Making Affordable Housing Work Act” by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Secretary Ben Carson. Continue Reading →
HUD Plans To Impose Work Requirement And Spike Rents From Harlem To Hollywood
About half of the 4.7 million low-income Americans who receive federal assistance to help them afford housing would get a rent increase and many would be subject to work requirements as part of a major overhaul of the subsidy program the Trump administration has proposed says source. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Rep. Adriano Espaillat Introduces The Affordable Housing Act
Continuing his call to ensure affordable housing for New York City residents and communities around the nation, Representative Adriano Espaillat. Continue Reading →
Schumer, Espaillat Call To Preserve East Harlem’s Lakeview Apartments Complex
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Rep. Adriano Espaillat today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to preserve affordability for hundreds of units at Lakeview Apartments, one of the last remaining Mitchell-Lama developments in East Harlem. Continue Reading →