Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 19/03/2026“It’s not knockout punches but resources that are needed to make housing work better for millions of New Yorkers.” 000
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Also: “If the Council passes a raft of new bills that could add an estimated $1 billion to the cost of just sustaining the current level of affordable production, it would be a setback to the new administration’s ambitious affordable housing goals before they even have a chance to get started.” 010
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 05/12/2025“City of Yes and the neighborhood rezonings are big accomplishments,” said @hslatkin.bsky.social, “but that doesn’t mean it’s ‘mission accomplished.’” www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/05/a...thecity.nycAdams’ Planners Opened the Door for 130K More Apartments. Will Mamdani Deliver?“City of Yes” and neighborhood rezonings created vast new potential for development, but progress will still depend on further action by the city and state. 110
Reposted by Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilHoward Slatkin @hslatkin.bsky.social · 29/10/2025As you prepare to vote, NYC, please read my op-ed about the importance of NYC voting yes on questions 2 through 5: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/fli... These changes aren’t about the needs of politicians. They’re about the needs of New Yorkers. /1vitalcitynyc.orgVital City | Flip the Script, and the Ballot, for HousingCity Charter changes would help produce the affordable apartments New York desperately needs. 1176
Reposted by Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilRachel Fee @rachelfee.bsky.social · 29/10/2025@hslatkin.bsky.social weighs in on ballot measures. Vote yes on 2-5!!! www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/fli...vitalcitynyc.orgVital City | Flip the Script, and the Ballot, for HousingCity Charter changes would help produce the affordable apartments New York desperately needs. 082
Reposted by Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilHoward Slatkin @hslatkin.bsky.social · 23/10/2025For a quick, readable analysis of how damaging our current system has been to housing affordability - and how it wasn’t intended to work this way! - read @chpcny.bsky.social‘s report, The Elephant in the Room: chpcny.org/publication/...chpcny.orgThe Elephant in the Room - CHPC New York 031
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Housing policy must find ways to pay the costs of maintaining housing and to manage these costs, rather than ignoring them. "We can no longer afford to treat other policy objectives as if they're freeloading guests at a resort who can sign their bar tab and charge it to housing." 000
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 19/09/2025The data on financial conditions lumps together low-income housing and mostly market-rate buildings. As a result, it tells us that "rent-stabilized buildings are doing well financially, as long as you're talking about buildings that mostly aren't rent-stabilized." 100
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 19/09/2025A new op-ed from CHPC’s @hslatkin.bsky.social in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social illuminates how misunderstanding of rent-stabilized apartment data is contributing to a mounting financial crisis in the housing New York City's low-income residents rely on. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...vitalcitynyc.orgVital City | The Rent Is Too Damn High (But Also Too Low)Three strategies for addressing both the needs of renters and the financial challenges of maintaining their buildings 122
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 19/09/2025"Rent-stabilized buildings are doing well financially, as long as you're talking about buildings that mostly aren't rent-stabilized." 000
Reposted by Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilHoward Slatkin @hslatkin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Restricting rents without the ability to manage costs creates a growing financial gap. Leaving this gap unfilled leaves affordable housing in tatters - hurting most the residents who rely on it. It’s happened before, and it’s happening again. Read more: citylimits.org/opinion-nycs...citylimits.orgOpinion: NYC's 'Antisocial' Housing Problem - City Limits"It is antisocial to systematically underfund the management and upkeep of affordable housing. Buildings deteriorate, and health and safety hazards spread, all to the detriment of residents." 1257
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 17/06/2025When we disregard the actual costs of operating and maintaining housing, it harms residents - regardless of who owns the housing. This is “antisocial housing.” Fixing this problem is a matter of math, not politics or ideology. Read more in @hslatkin.bsky.social and Sarah Watson’s op-ed. 021
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 20/05/2025@smaldo.bsky.social at @thecity.nyc looked at early adoption of NYC's new ADU provisions on Staten Island - she found deep interest in these more affordable housing options, as well as what CHPC's @hslatkin.bsky.social called "the growing pains of implementation": www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/20/s...thecity.nycCity of ‘Not Yet’ on Staten Island as Backyard and Basement Apartments SproutDepartment of Buildings pauses the first few accessory dwelling unit projects under Mayor Eric Adams’ 2024 zoning overhaul, after it approved them in error. 011
Reposted by Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilHoward Slatkin @hslatkin.bsky.social · 19/05/2025And if you haven’t already, read @chpcny.bsky.social‘s report on the subject, The Elephant in the Room. chpcny.org/publication/... /2chpcny.orgThe Elephant in the Room - CHPC New York 111
Reposted by Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilHoward Slatkin @hslatkin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Whatever criticisms have been lobbed at Mayor Eric Adams, he’s been emphatic and unwavering that it’s *not acceptable* for privileged neighbors to say no to affordable housing. Until this. No more stalling from the Adams Administration. Build Haven Green TODAY. www.nydailynews.com/2025/05/14/t...nydailynews.comThe Elizabeth Street Garden housing betrayalA big reason Democrats are witnessing an erosion of their traditional working-class base is that the people who depend most on government have lost faith in government. 021
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 30/04/2025And our testimony to the Charter Revision Commission about reforms to address them: chpcny.org/policy-and-t...chpcny.orgProposals for the Charter Revision Commission - CHPC New YorkOn April 23, 2025, Executive Director Howard Slatkin provided testimony to the Charter Revision Commission about CHPC proposals for Charter reforms regarding housing and land use. 000
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Read our research about what's broken in NYC's land use review process ... bsky.app/profile/chpc... 100
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Our morning reading today - the NYC Charter Revision Commission's preliminary report: www.nyc.gov/assets/chart... CHPC is proud to have submitted research and proposals to inform this uniquely important civic process, and will continue to engage on these critical reforms for housing.nyc.gov 111
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 11/02/2025NYC has lofty goals for housing creation in neighborhoods across the city. But the path to creating more housing is often blocked by a land use review process that delays, defers, and rejects the actions needed to create it. Read CHPC’s report, The Elephant in the Room: chpcny.org/wp-content/u...chpcny.org 010
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 05/12/2024@council.nyc.gov just passed the City of Yes zoning changes to enable the creation of more housing across all neighborhoods, and related legislation to support the creation of ADUs and legalization of basement apartments. A banner day for housing in NYC! 142
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 11/11/20243) Taking Stock, an overview of New York City’s housing stock, drawn from the 2023 Housing and Vacancy Survey. Did you know that there are more renters than owners living in condominium units in NYC? This and other factoids inside: chpcny.org/visualizatio... chpcny.org/visualizatio...chpcny.orgTaking Stock - CHPC New York 000
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 11/11/2024The Story You Live In, our interactive visualization of how basement apartments can diversify the housing options available to meet the needs of renters and owners alike: chpcny.org/visualizatio...chpcny.orgThe story you live in - CHPC New York 100
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Hey BlueSky - we’re still just getting settled in here, but while you’re around, check out some of the goodies we’ve published lately: 1) A summary of our research on low-density zoning in NYC, and why the question is how to fix it, not whether it’s really broken chpcny.org/publication/...chpcny.orgLow Density, High Stakes - CHPC New York 161