What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? May 2, 2025

Each Friday City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing land use and homelessness Catch up on what you might have missed here The Long Island City waterfront The city kicked off masses review this week for a proposed rezoning of the area Adi Talwar City Limits Welcome to What Happened in NYC Housing This Week where we compile the latest local news about housing land use and homelessness Know of a story we should include in next week s roundup Email us ICYMI from City Limits New details shows which City Council districts produced the preponderance affordable housing last year and which ones came up short as city administrators debate possible changes to the land use residents review process The state budget deal is likely to include million to start a new statewide rental voucher effort which advocates have been trying to pass for years though they required more funding The Department of City Planning kicked off populace review for a proposed rezoning of Long Island City which has already undergone a number of transformations A group of lawmakers want to use a batch of state setting funds for green ability upgrades at NYCHA Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer laid out details of his housing plan ICYMI from other local newsrooms New Yorkers applying for affordable apartments through the city s housing lotteries won t have to file as much paperwork as before an effort to streamline the process and get people into homes faster The City reports The Adams administration wants to increase the share of rent paid by households using CityFHEPS rental vouchers according to Gothamist The Rent Guidelines Board is considering rent increases of between and percent for tenants in stabilized apartments the New York Times revealed A final vote will take place in June Mayor Eric Adams executive budget proposal includes extra investments in supportive housing according to City State The post What Happened This Week in NYC Housing May appeared first on City Limits