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    City Shifts Funding to Address Urgent Affordable Housing Needs

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    $466 million moved back into the 2021 Fiscal Year’s capital budget. On October 22, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the acceleration of capital funding within the City’s affordable housing plan by shifting $466 million to the current fiscal year’s capital budget to address urgent affordable housing needs. In March, the City moved $466 million from the Department of Housing Preservation and Developments Fiscal Year 2021 budget to the Fiscal Years 2022 through 2024. However, following the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to support the ongoing recovery efforts, the Department moved these funds back to Fiscal Year 2021. After this shift, the City would have invested $1.4 billion in affordable housing this year. This funding acceleration keeps the Housing New York project on track to create and preserve 300,000 affordable homes by 2026. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Budget, Housing New York
    Date:11/03/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    Mayor Finances 25,299 Affordable Homes for the Fiscal Year 2019

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Image credit: Mayoral Photography Office

    City pushes forward on its goal to create 300,000 affordable homes and produces a record number of affordable units for homeless, seniors, and those in need of supportive services. On July 30, 2019, the Office of the Mayor announced that the City has financed 25,299 affordable homes for 2019. The Mayor plans to finance 300,000 affordable homes through the Housing New York plan by 2026. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, affordable independent residences for seniors, AIRS, City financing of affordable housing, housing for formerly homeless, Housing for seniors, Housing New York, HPD, Mayor's Office, supportive housing
    Date:08/06/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    New Laws Target Vacant Land as a Tool for Achieving Affordable Housing Goals

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image Credit: New York City Mayoral Photography Office

    New laws focusing on vacant land throughout the City aims at identifying and reporting lots and buildings that could be used for affordable housing. On January 8, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two bills into laws that focus on how vacant land, both public and private, across the city could be used to further accelerate the production of affordable housing. The new laws will advance the Mayor’s Housing New York 2.0 plan to build 300,000 affordable homes in the City. The new laws will require the City and Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) to conduct a census-like report on vacant property throughout the City. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Bill de Blasio, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing New York, Housing New York 2.0 Plan, Jumanee Williams, Vacant Land
    Date:01/24/2018
    Category : Housing Preservation & Development, Office of the Mayor
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    The Public Advocate’s Annual “Worst Landlords Watchlist” is Released

    Housing  •  Citywide

    100 of New York City’s landlords are put on the “Worst Landlords Watchlist” of 2017. On November 14, 2017, Public Advocate Letitia James released the annual “Worst Landlords Watchlist”, a database started by then Public Advocate Bill de Blasio to allow residents, advocates, public officials and other individuals to identify which buildings and property owners who are consistently in violation of the law and hold those landlords accountable.

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    Tags : Housing New York, Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James
    Date:11/27/2017
    Category : Office of the Public Advocate
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    Comptroller Audit Finds that HPD Review of Affordable Housing Sponsors Was Effective

    Comptroller Audit  •  Citywide

    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    Comptroller audit finds that HPD’s controls to ensure that housing incentives were rewarded to qualified applicants were largely effective. On June 27, 2017, the Office of the city Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report of an audit of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The audit sought to evaluate whether HPD had adequate controls to ensure that its housing incentive projects were properly awarded to property owners and developers that qualified for the program, had the ability to create or preserve the required affordable units and had a satisfactory record of performance to assure the business’ integrity.   (read more…)

    Tags : City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing New York
    Date:06/28/2017
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Mayor Bill de Blasio Reports on Progress of Housing New York Plan

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide
    The constructed and preserved affordable housing units by borough. Image credit: The Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

    The constructed and preserved affordable housing units by borough. Image credit: The Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

    The Mayor’s Administration is ahead of schedule in achieving its goal to build 200,000 affordable homes in 10 years. On July 26, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an update on the progress that has been made to achieve the goals set forth in his Housing New York plan, which seeks to build 200,000 affordable homes in 10 years. The Housing New York plan met the conclusion of its second fiscal year on June 30, 2016.  For CityLand’s previous coverage on the Housing New York plan, click here and here.

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    Tags : affordable housing, affordable housing buildings, Chairman Carl Weisbrod, Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Gary Rodney, Historic Districts Council, Housing New York, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYCHA
    Date:08/01/2016
    Category : Mayor
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