New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces a package of major new housing reforms that will help New Yorkers exit the shelter system and move more quickly into permanent affordable housing.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveils his administration’s vision for the next phase of the transformation of the Willets Point community in Queens with partnership with 2021 Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup champions.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams releases a statement after the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted unanimously to approve the Innovation Queens and Innovative Urban Village affordable housing projects.
A transcript about New York City Mayor Eric Adams appearing on 'Inside City Hall' with Errol Louis to discuss current event issues such as asylum seekers and affordable housing.
A transcript about New York Mayor Eric Adams speaking about his support and authorization towards the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Preservation Trust.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Alicka Ampry-Samuel, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chair Greg Russ announces the completion a $434 million full-scale revitalization of nine public housing developments.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, along with government, labor, and community leaders, stood with New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents to in support of the NYCHA Public Housing Preservation Trust.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced a pilot program to re-imagine and invest in nearly three acres of NYCHA open space across Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces several significant achievements over the last fiscal year in the multiagency effort to get New Yorkers into safe, high-quality, affordable homes.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams celebrates the New York City Council’s passage yesterday of Halletts North, a major affordable housing project that will create 1,340 homes.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announces that the city will issue approximately $400 million of taxable general obligation social bonds in October 2022.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Adams administration officials is joined by labor unions, advocacy groups, and Bronx community partners in support of a proposed affordable housing project.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams continues efforts to provide New Yorkers with affordable housing options by opening 183 deeply affordable units on the former site of the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated the state Legislature’s passage of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Public Housing Preservation Trust legislation.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the Institute for Community Living (ICL) announces the completion of Nevins Street Apartments, creating accessible, supportive and affordable homes in Downtown Brooklyn.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams releases 'Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness,' his comprehensive blueprint to tackle New York City's affordable housing crisis and get New Yorkers in the safe, high-quality, affordable homes.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today laid out a plan to use the city’s zoning tools to support small businesses, create affordable housing, and promote sustainability.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams releases ‘Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness,’ his blueprint to tackle New York City’s affordable housing crisis and get New Yorkers in the safe, high-quality, affordable homes.
A transcript about New York City Mayor Eric Adams outlining his vision for "City of Yes," Plan to promote citywide zoning initiatives to support small businesses, create new housing, and promote sustainability.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams celebrates the New York City Council’s passage yesterday of The Lirio through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), paving the way for 112 new affordable homes with a preference for long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that construction has begun on a $72.1 million affordable housing development in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveils “Get Stuff Built,” a comprehensive effort to address New York City’s affordable housing crisis and underlying housing shortage by rapidly accelerating the pace of housing production.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams releases New York City’s balanced $102.7 billion Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), making investments in Affordable Housing, Street Cleanliness, and Public Safety
A transcript about New York City Mayor Eric Adams calling in live to Carribbean Power Jam's "The Reset Show," to discuss mental health, housing, and homeslessness.
This document reflects the accomplishments of NYC’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for Calendar Year 2020. CDBG is a funding stream from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
An investigation into Rita Copeland, former treasurer of the Tenant Association for 51-55 East 129th St., NYC, a building participating in NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Tenant Interim Lease Program (TIL), stole over $50,000 from this building.
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
A report detailing NYCHA's continued failure to enforce its Permanent Exclusion policy for dangerous criminal offenses. The investigation also uncovered employees purchasing drugs from tenants and targets of the criminal investigation and other misconduct at NYCHA's Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses.
A Report on NYCHA failing to conduct mandatory lead paint safety inspection for four years, but submitted false documentation to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development stating that the Authority was in compliance with federal laws that require these inspection to be performed.
A Report examining the death of an on-duty New York City Housing Authority Caretaker at the Coney Island Houses, who was found unresponsive in a garbage hoist.
This guide provides a summary of the rights and responsibilities, pertinent to residential properties and leases, of diplomatic tenants and their landlords in New York City. It also includes steps that can be taken to address violations, as well as relevant points of contact.
The Mayor’s latest capital plan adds more funding for the development and preservation of housing over the next five years. Which programs are getting an increase?
When a low-income household loses their income or faces an extraordinary bill, they can face a utilities cutoff--or eviction. Did the pandemic lead to a surge in one-time emergency housing grants by the city?
Mayor Bill de Blasio is again calling for the implementation of a “mansion tax:” a surcharge on the sale of high-end residences in the city. The Mayor made this one of the featured proposals in his state of the city speech as well as in recent testimony to the state Legislature.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development inspects public housing developments across the country to ensure that they are safe, sanitary, and in good repair.
The city’s diminishing stock of rent-stabilized apartments is highly sought after by prospective tenants because these regulated units often rent at below-market rates and offer a variety of tenant protections including the right to lease renewal.
Following cutbacks in traditional federal aid for repairing or replacing public housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created new programs that rely on leveraging private dollars to help address the needs of deteriorating housing developments nationwide.
IBO reviewed 131 NYC Housing Connect listings for 3,605 new affordable apartments over a recent six-month period, surveying the distribution of rents by income group and by apartment size, as well as rent-to-income ratios.
Have inspections for rats by the health department’s Bureau of Veterinary and Pest Control Services been increasing? We track changes in the number of initial inspections citywide and by borough.
In recent years, the City Council and de Blasio Administration have greatly expanded the funding for legal services for low-income New Yorkers facing civil proceedings in court. IBO examines how this funding for civil legal assistance has grown.
While 421-a Affordable New York has expired, talks on the future of the city’s largest tax expenditure continue. IBO examined how many affordable units it created since its start through June 2021, what incomes they serve, and how many received other subsidies.
The New York City Housing Authority regularly passes its five-year operating budget with funding gaps, which in last year’s plan exceeded $300 million in most years. IBO examines changes in NYCHA’s budget, including the subsidies the city provides to NYCHA, and looks at challenges ahead.
In this report, IBO explores the potential roadblocks to the Trust’s success, and its benefits and risks, as well as other operational reforms contained in NYCHA’s greater reform plan, A Blueprint for Change.
With concerns about rent stabilized apartments sitting vacant making headlines, the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) today released its study of apartment vacancies using New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) data from 2017 through 2022.
To find out how many rent stabilized apartments are vacant, NYCIBO released its study of NYSHCR data from 2017-2022. On average, less than five percent of rent stabilized apartments were vacant, and of those, the majority were rented within a year.
The New York City Independent Budget Office just released its City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention
Supplement (CityFHEPS) explainer! Learn more about the program's history, its challenges, and funding by reading our explainer today.
The New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) is announcing the publication of our report Exemption vs Abatement. This report provides policymakers with insights into the tax liability implications of these two different ways of structuring any new 421-a replacement program.
Brokers, real estate agents, and owners cannot treat current or prospective tenants differently or refuse to rent to them because they receive subsidies or vouchers. This FAQ factsheet will help brokers meet your obligations as a real estate agent.
"Five Things You Need to Know" - Lawful Source of Income Factsheet for Tenants. The NYC Commission on Human Rights protects you from lawful source of income discrimination in housing.
This report includes descriptive statistics by field operations location, on: the size and demographics of the client population; levels at which financial assistance and social services are requested and granted; time frames for the provision of services; and data on case closings and re-openings.
Pursuant to LL 136-2017, the Universal Access Law report on legal services available to all tenants facing eviction in housing court and public housing authority termination of tenancy. Report includes individuals eligible for provision of legal services in eviction proceedings.
This report includes descriptive statistics by field operations location, on the size and demographics of the client population; levels at which financial assistance and social services are requested and granted; time frames for the provision of services; and data on case closings and re-openings.
Report includes information on supportive housing contained within the coordinated assessment and placement system (CAPS) for the preceding fiscal year.
his report includes descriptive statistics by field operations location, on the size and demographics of the client population; levels at which financial assistance and social services are requested and granted; time frames for the provision of services; and data on case closings and re-openings.
This report includes descriptive statistics by field operations location, on the size and demographics of the client population; levels at which financial assistance and social services are requested and granted; time frames for the provision of services; and data on case closings and re-openings.
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.
HPD’s language access efforts ensures all have equitable access to the Agency’s services by training front-line staff, translating its website, public-facing online consumer systems, and making translators and translating services available throughout the Agency.
The ABC's of Housing is HPD's guide to housing rules and regulations for owners and tenants.This booklet is designed to help owners and tenants gain an understanding of the rules and regulations affecting housing and provide you with information about where you can receive assistance.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced two laws that shine a spotlight on both public and private vacant land to further accelerate the production of affordable housing. This legislation is the latest effort to help the City reach its goal of building 300,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
Local Law 4 of 2012 requires mortagees to notify HPD within fifteen days when they commence or discontinue a mortgage foreclosure action against any residential property in New York City.
To serve the neediest families, the City is committed to improving the fairness and efficiency of housing allocations to qualified households. (HPD) & DCA examine how households’ financial experience, knowledge, and history affect the affordable housing application and selection process.
The Brownsville Plan is the result of a community-driven process to identify neighborhood goals, form strategies to address local needs, and find resources to fill gaps in service. This will result in the creation of over 2,500 new affordable homes.
Local Law of 2012 requires HPD to maintain on its website monthly reports that can be viewed by the general public on its website. The report lists properties of twenty or more units for which a notice of foreclosure has been submitted to HPD.
Building on the foundation laid through Housing New York, in November 2017 the Administration committed to completing the initial goal of 200,000 affordable homes two years ahead of schedule, by 2022, and generating an additional 100,000 homes over the following four years.
Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) promotes the quality and affordability of the city's housing and the strength of its many neighborhoods. HPD is responsible for carrying out the Mayors plan to build or preserve 300,000 affordability.
Executive Budget for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for a proposed budget for Fiscal 2021 of $89.3 billion. Topics covered include changes to the Expense and Capital Budget, as well as the programmatic impacts of COVID-19.
Local Law 1 of 2004, as amended (Local Law 1), outlines the responsibilities of multiple dwelling property owners and New York City agencies in the prevention of and response to lead-based paint hazards in multiple dwelling housing.
Local law 55 requires that landlords take steps to keep their tenants’ homes free of pests and mold. This includes safely fixing the conditions that cause these problems. Tenants also play a role in preventing indoor allergens.