
NYC housing link: What’s in store for you in 2018
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New York is in the midst of an enormous housing crisis.
But the city’s Housing Authority (HAS) and Housing Commissioner John Pappalardo are working to bring new housing and community services to the area, including a new high-rise apartment building and a new affordable housing program.
HAS is aiming to open up the city to all types of new residents, and the city is also developing an affordable housing plan.
The housing plan, which was unveiled in December, includes a “citywide network of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents.”
The plan will be developed with input from neighborhood groups and other interested parties.
The plan is being developed in conjunction with New York City Housing Authority and Housing and Community Development Corporation (HCDC).
It includes the building being called the New York One Tower, which will be located on Broadway and will have the capacity to house up to 20,000 people, according to the news site Gothamist.
The project will include a mix of affordable units and condominiums.
The plan also includes new affordable and transitional housing, which would be available to low-income families and individuals.
There will also be a $2.8 billion investment to support affordable housing in the city, and it will be designed to provide affordable housing to people of all incomes.
In the coming years, the city will work with the federal government to provide up to $1.9 billion in affordable housing grants to states.
At the same time, there will be an expansion of the Housing Authority’s Housing Development Corporation to create an affordable rental housing development and to invest in the creation of new affordable homes, including the creation and operation of affordable co-ops, housing assistance programs, and public housing.
A new affordable coop will be created in Brooklyn, NY.
The Brooklyn Housing Coalition will be a part of this effort to create affordable housing, the news outlet reported.
More to come on affordable housing and affordable housing programs.
In addition to the housing program, the City Council approved a $3.6 billion grant for affordable housing projects in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, according the news website Gothamist .
The funding includes a $1 million grant to help with affordable housing assistance for low and moderate income families and young people.
The funds will also go towards a program called the Housing Development Block Grant, which aims to provide grants to affordable housing providers.
New York is also expanding its affordable housing grant program, according this news site.
The Housing Trust Fund will continue to support the development of affordable and co-op housing and other services in New York, and there will also continue to be a funding program for affordable coops and other housing development, according Gothamist