Michael Blake wants to revamp how NYC determines eligibility for affordable housing

… Former New York State Assembly member Michael Blake plans to tackle New York Citys housing crisis by ditching a longtime metric that determines who … by the Council in 2023 Yes … Affordable apartments …  What would you do to incentivize affordable  familysized …

By Celia Young |March 24, 2025 - 4:00PM
Section 8 rent assistance vouchers: A guide for New Yorkers

… in need are encouraged to apply for belowmarket rate apartments via NYCs housing lottery   For those who are … Section 8 serving households throughout the city Again HPDs site notes that applications are not open to the … rent for its size and location  HPD also offers other rental subsidy programs  This includes the Continuum of Care …

By Emily Myers |April 13, 2022 - 12:30PM
Hit the NYC jackpot: How to get an affordable Mitchell-Lama apartment to call your own

… neighborhood where similar coops routinely fetch ten times that amount it seems like a real estate fantasy But its not  … tied to a tenants income and coop prices are set so that buyers pay an equity value which they get back when they … buildings carried 50year affordability requirements In 2017 Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to spend $250 million to

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |March 15, 2018 - 3:00PM