City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

Bronx housing court

Adi Talwar

This Tuesday, the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) will host an online workshop on what to expect in housing court.

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.

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Upcoming Housing and Land Use-Related Events:

  • Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m.: The NYC Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions will meet about land use applications for the preservation of affordable housing in four city-owned buildings in Brooklyn, and for the South Jamaica Gateway Rezoning, which would allow development of two mixed-use residential buildings with 143 affordable housing units in Jamaica, Queens. More here.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: City Councilmember Diana Ayala’s office in East Harlem (105 E. 116th St.) and the Safety Net Project will offer a free legal clinic for NYCHA tenants. More here.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m.: The Department of Housing, Preservation and Development will host an online workshop on what to expect in housing court. More here.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m.: The Bronx Documentary Center will present a screening of “ZIP Code Matters,” a documentary film exploring how the neighborhoods we live in impact our lives. The event will feature at Q&A with filmmaker and fair housing expert Sena Mourad Friedman and Davon Russell, executive vice president of the Bronx nonprofit WHEDco (City Limits’ Editor Jeanmarie Evelly will moderate). More here.
  • Thursday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m.: The Bronx’s City Council District 16’s Tenant, Block & Neighborhood Advisory Council will host its 7th annual Housing Conference, focused on tenant protections. More here.
  • Monday, Oct. 7, 2-8 p.m.: City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is organizing free estate planning assistance for qualified New Yorkers aged 50 and older who earn less than $100,000 a year. This session will take place at Goddard Riverside Community Center, 593 Columbus Ave. in Manhattan. Participants must fill out a questionnaire to reserve their spot. More 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.