City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. If you know of an event we should include in next week’s calendar, email david@citylimits.org.
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Upcoming Housing and Land Use-Related Events:
- Thursday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will host a virtual webinar on its fair housing programs. Register here.
- Friday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m.: The NYC Council will hold a joint committee oversight hearing on water testing at NYCHA’s Riis Houses. More here.
- Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 8:30 a.m.: Citizens Budget Commission will host a webinar panel discussion on decision-making in the city’s land use process. Register here.
- Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 2:30 p.m.: The National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will host a four-part Zoom series on homelessness and Housing First policies. Sign up here.
- Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (Brooklyn A) is hosting an online workshop for tenants called “Getting Repairs Made” with Councilmember Jennifer Gutiérrez and the St. Nicks Alliance. Learn what fixes your landlord is responsible for, how to file paperwork in housing court, and when it’s time to call a lawyer. The webinar will be in both English and Spanish. You can register here.
- Thursday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m.: The Association for Neighborhood Housing and Development will host a panel discussion, “Fight Forward in Brooklyn: Towards Stability for Owners and Renters,” on housing security and stability for low-income homeowners and tenants. City Limits Deputy Editor David Brand will moderate. More here.
- Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.: BRIC TV will host a town hall in partnership with THE CITY on the housing crisis in Brooklyn. RSVP here.
NYC Affordable Housing Lotteries Ending Soon:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are closing lotteries on the following subsidized buildings over the next week:
- 724 Elton Avenue Apartments, The Bronx, for households earning between $65,143 – $187,330
- 63 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, for households earning between $75,429 – $156,130
- Gotham Point’s North Tower, Queens, for households earning between $16,183 – $273,075
- 2311 Andrews Avenue Apartments, The Bronx, for households earning between $54,686 – $187,330