rental assistance program
Coverage of rental assistance program in the Nexus archive.
- NYC BUDGET: Mamdani, City Council reach $300M housing voucher deal on deadline day to finally end fiscal standoff
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council reached a $300 million agreement to expand housing voucher access, resolving a budget standoff over rental assistance. The deal allocates $175 million in FY2027 and $125 million starting FY2028 for a new rental assistance program administered by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
- NYC BUDGET: Still no handshake between Mamdani and Menin as CityFHEPS fight comes down to deadline wire
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have not reached a budget agreement as disagreements over funding for CityFHEPS, a rental assistance program, escalate near the June 30 deadline. Progressive Caucus and other council members demand increased funding for CityFHEPS, warning that delays force New Yorkers out of homes amid rising rents.