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    Mayor’s Office Releases Blueprint for Future of Fair Housing

    Housing  •  Citywide

    Cover of the Where We Live Draft Plan. Image Credit: NYC Mayor’s Office

    New Fair Housing Litigation Unit will use “secret shoppers” to test the housing market for discrimination and hold bad actors accountable. On January 7, 2020, the Office of the Mayor released the Where We Live NYC Draft Plan for public review. Where We Live NYC is a comprehensive plan to advance opportunity for New Yorkers by promoting fair housing and undo intentional policies and practices of segregation and inequity. The Draft Plan analyzes the state of the City’s fair housing and lays out a five-year action plan. New Yorkers can visit the Where We Live NYC website to read the plan and offer feedback to shape the final report here. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, fair housing, housing, housing discrimination, Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, public housing, Where We Live Draft Plan, Where We Live NYC
    Date:01/28/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    Fair Housing Planning Process To Put a Lens On Residential Segregation

    Fair Housing  •  Citywide

    NYC HPD

    A new comprehensive process will seek to understand and address discrimination, residential segregation, and unequal access to opportunities through studies and community collaboration. On March 9, 2018, the Department of Housing Preservation & Development announced the launch of “Where We Live NYC” in partnership with the New York City Housing Authority. Where We Live NYC is a comprehensive fair housing planning process to study, understand, and address patterns of residential segregation and how these patterns impact New Yorkers’ access to opportunities like jobs, education, safety, public transit, and positive health outcomes. (read more…)

    Tags : fair housing, Housing Preservation and Development, HPD, Where We Live NYC
    Date:04/02/2018
    Category : Housing Preservation & Development
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