Mayor de Blasio held a press conference to mark a major milestone in his Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan, which will invest heavily into the community, which will provide for them safer streets, better parks, new schools, etc.
Mayor de Blasio gave a statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act which sought to protect Americans from housing discrimination, whether renting, buying, or securing financing for a home.
Mayor de Blasio announced that the City would help non-profit developers in rebuilding "cluster apartments" as permanent affordable housing for the homeless.
Mayor de Blasio announce his administration's plans to renovate 62,000 NYCHA apartments, where he cited the necessity of secure and safe housing as a key issue.
Mayor de Blasio and other admin announced that he'd be providing $1.5 million worth of supplies to residents who were displaced by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that his administration is now on track to build and protect 200,000 affordable homes by 2022, two years ahead of schedule. These efforts will target seniors, homeowners and tenants in existing affordable housing who need protection.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Stanley Brezenoff will serve as Interim Chair of the New York City Housing Authority, succeeding Shola Olatoye who was set to depart the post at the end of April.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced “Seniors First,” a slate of new affordable housing programs that will increase the amount of senior housing across the city. The City will double its commitment to senior housing over the extended 12-year Housing New York plan, serving 30,000 senior households by 2026.
Mayor de Blasio announced three appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board. The Mayor appointed Leah Goodridge as a tenant representative, Angela Sung Pinsky as an owner representative, and Rodrigo Camarena as a public member representative.
Mayor de Blasio announced a mixed-income development project that will include affordable homes for approximately 100 seniors on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a new Mitchell-Lama Reinvestment Program to protect the long-term affordability of the City’s remaining Mitchell-Lama developments.A key piece of City’s 300,000-apartment affordable housing plan will invest $250 million to protect 15,000 Mitchell-Lama apartments.
Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to increase affordable-housing protections for the nearly 10,000 artists and other New Yorkers who live in lofts overseen by the Loft Board. The Mayor wanted to restore the rights of all loft occupants who apply for legal protections to remain in their homes.
Mayor de Blasio announced a commitment from the New York City Housing Authority to renovate nearly 2,400 apartments across 21 public housing developments in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Mayor de Blasio announced that 250 apartment buildings had been placed in the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Alternative Enforcement Program, an initiative that shines a spotlight on multi-family buildings whose owners have allowed them to fall into dangerous disrepair.
Mayor de Blasio announced that his administration financed more than 24,536 affordable homes in the year prior, breaking an all-time record previously set by former Mayor Ed Koch in 1989.
The de Blasio administration announced they had reached a tentative contract with Teamsters Local 237 in efforts to build on the Mayor's commitment to improve public housing in the City.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Edna Wells Handy to The New York City Housing Authority’s Executive Compliance Department as Acting Chief Compliance Officer.
Mayor de Blasio started two new programs that attempted to bring New Yorkers closer to the American dream, home ownership. Open Door aids first-time homeowners buy a condo or coop, and HomeFix helps New Yorkers make capital improvements to their homes.
Mayor de Blasio announced his administration's plan to preserve public housing, which would resolve $24 billion in vital repairs to New York City’s aging public housing.
The de Blasio administration announced a multi-agency effort to provide emergency rent relief for student veterans at risk of eviction due to delayed GI Bill benefit payments from the federal government.
Alicia Glen, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, issued a letter to the New York State Budget Director urging the Governor to release the $250 million dedicated in the State’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the official launch of the City’s Neighborhood Pillars Program, which would help fund the process of acquiring and rehabilitating existing rent-stabilized and unregulated buildings.
The de Blasio Administration announced measures to expedite major heating upgrades at public housing by 8 to 20 months, depending on the size of the project.
The Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement brought a lawsuit against a Manhattan landlord who turned his four-story walkup into an illegal hotel through www.Airbnb.com.
Mayor de Blasio's administration unveiled new farms at NYCHA urban farm at Mariners Harbor Houses, Staten Island, the sixth farm constructed as part of the Building Healthy Communities Initiative.
Mayor de Blasio announced the City would be moving forward with converting nearly 500 cluster units across 17 buildings into permanent affordable housing for over 1,000 New Yorkers in need.
DOI ISSUES REPORT ON ITS INVESTIGATION OF OWNER OCCUPANCY AND TAX EXEMPTION VIOLATIONS AT A QUEENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CREATED THROUGH A CITY URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Mayor de Blasio and Council Members proposed legislation to establish a three-year demonstration program to facilitate the creation and renovation of apartments in the basements and cellars of certain one- and two-family homes in Brooklyn Community District 5.
The report includes the number of contacts and placements in transitional housing resulting from such contacts during the reporting period. Also includes the number of referrals of persons so contacted to programs or services during the reporting period.
This report looks at the progress since Mayor de Blasio’s overhaul of Build It Back, the impact of the recommendations outlined in One City Rebuilding Together, and the City’s plans to complete the Build It Back program.
Report including but not limited to: 1. the number of complaints received by the office and a description of such complaints; 2. the average time taken to respond to such complaints; 3. a description of efforts made to communicate with tenants; and 4. the number of recommendations made to the commis
Report including but not limited to: 1. the number of complaints received by the office and a description of such complaints; 2. the average time taken to respond to such complaints; 3. a description of efforts made to communicate with tenants; and 4. the number of recommendations made to the commis
Report including but not limited to: 1. the number of complaints received by the office and a description of such complaints; 2. the average time taken to respond to such complaints; 3. a description of efforts made to communicate with tenants; and 4. the number of recommendations made to the commis
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 [...].
This quarterly report has been prepared pursuant to Local Law 161 of 2017 and covers the third quarter of 2020. Reporting the number of complaints received by the OTA and a description of such complaints, and other activities of the office including communication efforts with tenants.