The Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) Program which provides a partial property tax exemption for senior citizens who own one, two, or three family homes, condominiums, or cooperative apartments in New York City (the City).
New York City’s current property tax system is notoriously opaque, unfair, and regressive. For the past four decades, rather than dealing with its structural flaws, New York State has layered on a patchwork of exemptions and abatements to lower tax rates for various owners.
The audit found that DHS lacks adequate controls over critical aspects of its investigations to determine the eligibility of families with children for temporary housing assistance. Specifically, DHS did not ensure that its personnel complied with agency policy, guidelines and procedures, and with S
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other housing officials announce that New York City secured 28,310 affordable homes through new construction and preservation deals in Fiscal Year 2021.
OTA received 660 inquiries, 40 of which were referred to the Office of the Building Marshal at the Department of Buildings, 15 to other DOB Enforcement Units and 49 to other city and state agencies. This total does not include the 319 complains filed through NYC 311 related to construction [...].
Monthly statistical report from different agencies, with a focus on temporary emergency housing assistance for low-income families. Under Local Law 37, agencies are required to submit a monthly statistical report on temporary emergency housing assistance for low-income families.
Monthly statistical report from different agencies, with a focus on temporary emergency housing assistance for low-income families. Under Local Law 37, agencies are required to submit a monthly statistical report on temporary emergency housing assistance for low-income families.
The report includes the number of contacts and placements in transitional housing resulting from such contacts during the reporting period. Also contains the number of referrals of persons so contacted to programs or services during the reporting period.
The de Blasio Administration announced today that it is entering the second phase of the City’s plan to convert more cluster buildings into permanent housing for homeless new Yorkers.