City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

August 24, 2023: Baychester Houses in the Edenwald neighborhood of the Bronx.

Adi Talwar

NYCHA’s Baychester Houses in the Edenwald neighborhood of the Bronx is among the public housing campuses that have been converted to private management through the PACT program. Such conversions will be the subject of a City Council oversight hearing this week.

Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

Know of an event we should include in next Monday’s calendar? Email us.

Upcoming Housing and Land Use-Related Events:

  • Tuesday, April 16 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Council’s committees on Immigration and Hospitals will hold an oversight hearing on “the experiences of Black migrants in New York City,” and several related bills. More here.
  • Tuesday, April 16 at 10:30 a.m.: The State Senate’s Social Services Meeting will touch on bills related to shelter reimbursements and public assistance benefits. More here.
  • Wednesday, April 17 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises will meet on an application to rezone and build residential at 15-21 West 124th Street in Manhattan. More here.
  • Wednesday, April 17 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Council’s Committee on Small Business will hold an oversight hearing on vacant storefronts. More here.
  • Wednesday, April 17 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Planning Commission will vote on several land use applications. More here.
  • Wednesday, April 17 at 12 p.m.: The NYC Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions will meet. More here.
  • Wednesday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m.: The NYC Council’s Committee on Land Use will meet. More here.
  • Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m.: The NYC Department of City Planning will hold a public info session on the mayor’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal. More here.
  • Thursday, April 18 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Council’s Committee on Finance will meet about three land use applications. More here.
  • Thursday, April 18 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Rent Guidelines Board will hold a public meeting to discuss the 2024 Price Index of Operating Costs and 2024 Mortgage Survey Report. More here.
  • Thursday, April 18 at 6 p.m.: The JFK Redevelopment Community Advisory Council will hold an in-person meeting. More here.
  • Friday, April 19 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Council’s Committee on Public Housing will hold an oversight hearing RAD/PACT conversions at NYCHA. More here.

NYC Affordable Housing Lotteries Ending Soon: The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are closing lotteries on the following subsidized buildings over the next week.