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Green New Deal: Bernie Sanders and AOC target public housing in their first bill | Article from Vox
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have fused two major presidential campaign issues — housing and climate change — in a $172 billion policy proposal released Thursday.Dubbed the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, the proposal aims to transform the entire stock of public housing…
Green New Deal for Public Housing | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Follow this link to read the actual legislation as written by Representative Ocasio-Cortez. Representative Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act to establish a prosperous society that provides affordable and modern housing for all. This legislation serves to train and mobilize the workforce to decarbonize the public…
What is Rad?!
You’ve probably heard the word, and maybe you’ve heard a little about what this is, but what exactly is RAD, how does it fit into the City’s larger plan to “fix” public housing in NYC, what does it mean for tenants, and what can we do about it? At the…
NYC Tenant Movement History | Right to Counsel NYC Coalition
After they won the right to counsel for NYC tenants, the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition wanted to contextualize their win in the context of the history of the tenant movement, so that they could think strategically about how to use the new legislation to build the power of the…
NYCHA’s NextGen Threatens More Harm than Hope | OpEd for City Limits
In December 2018, the second and seemingly final installment of NextGeneration NYCHA (NextGen) was announced. This version includes three mechanisms that the city claims will address the housing authority’s financial deficits, failing infrastructure, and deteriorating living conditions. These mechanisms invite private developers to build on NYCHA’s campuses, convert units to…
Velázquez Seeks Funding for Public Housing | Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez
In October of 2019: Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced the Public Housing Emergency Response Act, legislation to allocate $70 billion for public housing capital repairs and upgrades nationally. Under the proposal, $32 billion would flow to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Continue Reading >> Velázquez Seeks…
The Millionaire’s Tax to Fund NYCHA
NY State Senate Bill S4511A is sometimes called the millionaire's tax to fund NYCHA. This bill amends tax law to increase tax rate on New York State residents with taxable incomes of one million dollars and use the revenue created by that tax to fund capital improvements to the New…
Abolish This Luxury Property Tax Break and Save NYCHA | OpEd for City Limits
So we’re taking the necessary action, and we’re cosponsoring legislation that will reform the Cooperative/Condominium Property Tax Abatement by ending tax breaks for luxury owners who don’t need them. The top three largest abatements in the city each amount to more than $44,000 every year. Those represent just 17 percent…
Lawmakers: Axe Tax Break for High-End Condos and Coops to Help Fund NYCHA | Article for City Limits
The state budget found new money for a lot of important causes—education aid, transit improvements, clean water—but not for public housing, despite the persistent crisis at New York’s housing authority. While the city would be on the hook to spend billions on NYCHA under a proposed federal settlement, the authority…
N.Y. Had a Plan for a ‘Pied-à-Terre’ Tax on Expensive Homes. The Real Estate Industry Stopped It. | Article from The New York Times
ALBANY — When state leaders rallied this month behind a proposal to tax luxury second homes in New York City, it seemed to encapsulate the goals of the Capitol’s new Democratic leadership: The bill would simultaneously help pay for public transit, vex real estate developers and target the überwealthy.The sudden…
