Can Mamdani Afford to Expand the CityFHEPS Voucher Program?
On the campaign trail, Zohran Mamdani promised to expand eligibility for the CityFHEPS rental voucher program to people with slightly higher incomes and households at risk of eviction. But a larger than expected fiscal deficit and accelerating program costs may complicate his budget plans.
The City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) budget soared to $1.25 billion last fiscal year, a five-fold increase since 2021. The Adams administration underbudgeted the program by nearly $800 million this fiscal year—the biggest single contributor to a $2.2 billion shortfall for the year ahead, Comptroller Mark Levine said.
The rising cost of the program, “is a further indication that we have a homelessness crisis,” said Christine Quinn, CEO of Women In Need (WIN) an organization that provides services to the homeless.
The House of Representatives passed a spending package Thursday that would bump federal funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—backing off from drastic cuts previously proposed by the White House, which advocates say would have devastated city housing and homelessness programs.
Could This South Bronx Tenement Become One of NYC’s First Hemp-Retrofitted Apartment Buildings?
Students from the Pratt Institute are teaming up with local community group Mothers on the Move to explore how hemp—a building material rarely used in housing—could help retrofit New York’s oldest buildings, improving indoor air quality and lowering heating and cooling emissions.
Opinion: The Missing ‘For All’ Program? A New York City Jobs For All
“A voluntary public option for jobs, offering living wages, benefits, health care and union protections, would raise the wage floor and stabilize the economy during downturns.”
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Lo que necesita saber sobre: ¿Cómo aplicar al programa gratuito de cuidado infantil para menores de 2 años en Nueva York?
El pasado 5 de enero, la ciudad de Nueva York lanzó la iniciativa Birth-to-2, que ofrece cuidado infantil gratuito para menores de 2 años, independientemente de los ingresos o el estatus migratorio de sus padres, en 15 centros ubicados en los “barrios más necesitados”. A continuación, explicamos cómo aplicar.
