Affordable Housing
Evaluating the Rent Crisis: 10 Facts from the Housing Vacancy Survey and Advocates’ Reactions
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
At a City Council hearing on Monday, advocates evaluated new census data on the city’s housing emergency.
Affordable Housing
Report: Amid Housing Crisis, NY Must Rethink How Land is Owned
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Authors say that the nation’s current housing system fails communities and that political leaders must bring alternative models to scale.
Budget
City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
While the drastic cuts to HUD proposed by Trump are unlikely to pass, the future funding levels for the agency remain uncertain.
Citywide
New Head of Zoning Subcommittee Stresses Balanced Growth, Deep Affordability
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Councilmember Francisco Moya, the new chair of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, says his land use priorities are rooted in his Queens upbringing.
Citywide
City Tackles Roll-Out of Right to Counsel in Housing Court
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Legal service providers say the phase-in of the city’s unprecedented right to counsel program is going well but comes with challenges.
Citywide
Should NYCHA Be Treated Like a Private Landlord?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
When it comes to making repairs, NYCHA follows a somewhat different set of procedures and rules than private landlords. There are differing views on whether this makes sense.
ANHD
Which Neighborhood Facing Rezoning Faces Steepest Displacement Risks?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Among the rezoning neighborhoods, Inwood was particularly at risk in several categories, according to a new set of metrics.
AFFH rule
HUD Announces Delay of Fair Housing Assessment Process
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A sudden and—to fair housing advocates—concerning update to our earlier piece on the upcoming fair housing assessment.
Affirmatively Furthering fair housing
Under Lingering Obama Initiative, NYC to Evaluate Fair Housing
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
It will be up to advocates and the de Blasio administration to make the upcoming fair housing assessment into a meaningful discussion on the city’s racial history and future policy.
City Council
Council Passes Key Housing Bills at Busy Last Meeting
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A bill codifying community land trusts into city law, and two others that are part of the Housing Not Warehousing Act, were among the bills that came up for a vote at the Council’s last session Tuesday.
