Thank you to so many of our preservation partners for joining us today! We had a great conversation on how we can continue to preserve our affordable housing stock, keeping hundreds of thousands of families in their homes.

This Pride Month, HPD honors the LGBTQIA+ leaders who have shaped housing, planning, and public service and whose efforts continue to shape New York City today 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️   Who’s a leader in housing or community work that has inspired you? Share a name with us!

We’re springing into summer 🌞🕶️ This month, we’re featuring rent prices as low as $465 per month, as well as accessible studios, 1-, 2-, and 3- bedrooms across NYC!   🔗 Visit housingconnect.nyc.gov to learn more and apply today ✨ #nychousing #affordablehousing #tenants #apartments #housinglottery

“Daniel Burnham – the architect and urban designer who gifted New York the Flatiron Building – said ‘Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans – aim high in hope and work.’” Block by Block is a big plan.

Zoning changes will allow us to build more, faster. 👷 White Plains in the Bronx, as well as McDonald Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn will be some of the first to see changes that’ll help us keep pace with our goals to house more NYers #BlockbyBlock 🏡

“We’ll invest nearly $5B in the next 2 years into HPD’s new construction capital budget, the subsidized projects, including housing for seniors, and 100% affordable housing for low income NYers. We will pursue the meaningful zoning reforms that will unlock our building capacity.”

We have built an infrastructure to speed up the process of affordable housing development 🏃🏽. Whether through ELURP’s new 90 day review process or the Neighborhood Builder’s Fast track, we are committed to building more affordable housing for New Yorkers, faster. 🏠

Today, we were up in Astoria talking new construction 🦺 stay tuned for our continued coverage of #BlockbyBlock

Today, we’re up in Astoria and we’re talking new construction 🦺 stay tuned for our continued coverage of #BlockbyBlock

Block by Block is here. Today, we released a new housing plan outlining a path to build and preserve 400,000 affordable homes, protect tenants, create more homeownership opportunities and more across NYC over the next decade. ⬇️ 🔗 Read the full plan: www.nyc.gov/content/dam/...

“NYC doesn’t work without housing that’s affordable. Block by Block is an ambitious vision for a more affordable city — balancing multiple priorities including production, preservation, and targeted enforcement — so New Yorkers can access the housing they deserve.” – Dina Levy

No plan of this scale has ever been imagined by a past administration. #BlockbyBlock we will create a new future for the housing landscape in New York City.

• 200,000 new affordable, rent stabilized homes over the next decade. • 200,000 additional homes to be preserved and stabilized. • 22B capital investment over five years. • 30,000 good paying jobs during dev processes, 12,700 permanent jobs once completed. #BlockbyBlock.

“We have spoken about this crisis long enough. Our housing plan meets this crisis with the scale and urgency it demands. It invests billions into new affordable housing production. And it continues the vital work of protecting tenants from bad landlords and displacement.”

Today we announced our new housing plan, ushering in the next era of housing in New York. Guided by the voices of tenants, organizers, and New Yorkers at large, the plan details how we plan to push forward the development of more affordable housing and tenant protections.

This morning we toured a number of HPD’s supportive developments with the Fifth Avenue Committee, ahead of a very special announcement… 👀

This morning we toured a number of HPD’s supportive developments with the Fifth Avenue Committee, ahead of a very special announcement… 👀

The waterfront is one of NYC’s greatest treasures. Living near it shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for a lucky few. Proud to join @nycplanning.bsky.social, @nycedc.bsky.social, and @nycparks.bsky.social to tour Hunters Point South, where we’ve built 3,000+ affordable homes alongside new parks.

Home, at last ❤️ After more than 18 years, residents have officially returned to 204 Avenue A. Through HPD’s ANCP program, returning tenants now have the opportunity to own their homes alongside new families beginning their next chapter.

A speech delivered by Juan Santiago, who detailed his and his neighbors' experience living at 204 Ave A.“Today stands as proof of what allies can accomplish together. To everyone who has something to fight for: this is what is possible when you remain true to your purpose.”

HPD Commissioner Dina meeting with Juan, a longtime tenant and Resident Leader of 204 Ave A

Today we were in the East Village for a special ribbon cutting for a building in our ANCP program. Stay tuned for our coverage of the event and what it means for the tenants living here 🏠

Arsenal: 22 years from shovel in the ground to certificate of occupancy. HPD's Gunners always trust the process!🏆🔴⚪ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Share your ideas now! HPD wants to know what types of affordable housing and community services are needed at a City-owned site in Bed-Stuy. Visit the project website at nyc.gov/fulton-howard to learn about opportunities to get involved and fill out our questionnaire.

Approved ✅ City Council just approved the City’s first ELURP application for 351 Powers Avenue in the Bronx, helping fast-track 84 affordable homes, including 30 homes for formerly homeless New Yorkers. What once could’ve taken up to 7 months was completed in just 90 days.

We have a need for SPEED! 🏃‍♀️ We’re here with @mayor.nyc.gov, DM Leila Bozorg, DM Julia Kerson, and many other agencies to announce the SPEED report. It lays out our plan to build affordable housing faster, and speed up the housing lottery to help New Yorkers move in sooner.

What should public land do for Bed-Stuy? Today, we launched a public engagement process for Fulton-Howard West, a future mixed-use development that would bring 100% affordable housing, expanded community services, and new public space to a City-owned site in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

This vacant lot at Fulton-Howard West is part of our broader efforts in using public lands to address both the City’s housing shortage and longstanding community infrastructure needs. 📡 Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming community events for this site!

"This new development is envisioned to provide new spaces for existing organizations and include space for additional community amenities." — Michael Sandler, HPD Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Neighborhood Strategies

Community input sits at the core of our development process. Today we’re announcing the start of the public engagement process for a 100% affordable housing development and social services center providing resources to residents in Bed-Stuy.

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Today we are in Bed-Stuy for another exciting announcement about an upcoming affordable housing development! Stay tuned to learn more 👀

Housing conversations don’t stop at city borders. Last week, HPD staff met with students and faculty from NYU Stern and De La Salle University in Manila to discuss housing policy and the forces shaping cities in New York and the Philippines.

Fair housing conversations are strongest when many voices are in the room. Last week, HPD’s Al-Tariq Shabazz joined advocates, attorneys, and public sector leaders from across New York at the State Division of Human Rights’ Fair Housing Conference.

Construction Safety Week with @nycbuildings.bsky.social! Our team toured a construction in Gowanus — part of a major rezoning bringing thousands of affordable homes to BK — and got a look at the importance of keeping workers and future residents safe throughout the construction process.

Addressing New York City’s housing crisis will take thoughtful conversations and collaboration across sectors. Thank you to the Real Deal for hosting tonight’s TRD Forum. We’re especially grateful to Commissioner Dina Levy for sharing her vision for a more affordable New York.

We secured the largest penalty in HPD history. After years of dangerous conditions at Robert Fulton Terrace and Fordham Towers in the Bronx, HPD obtained a record $31 million judgement against the buildings’ owners and helped secure major intervention measures to support tenants

This case is personal for Commissioner Dina Levy: “I was a tenant organizer in these buildings nearly 20 years ago, when real estate speculators bought them out of the Mitchell-Lama program.”

HPD Commissioner Dina Levy, @mayor.nyc.gov and @ceaweaver.bsky.social speak with tenants who are finally getting justice for over 1,600 code violations. $31M - the largest judgement in NYC history.

“These properties were built decades ago as decent safe, and affordable communities. I want to express my admiration to the tenants, who for nearly 20 years have fought so hard to hold on to that promise. Today we commit to ensuring that their vision finally be realized.”

This morning, we were in the Bronx with @mayor.nyc.gov because our Anti-Harassment Unit just secured the largest judgement for tenants in NYC history.

For Asthma Awareness Day, we visited Sendero Verde, which is the country’s largest passive house development 🏢 Passive houses meet high energy efficiency standards and can support healthier indoor air quality for tenants ☁️ Housing and public health go hand in hand.

HPD visitó el lugar de la tragedia del 207 Dyckman para ofrecer ayuda a los inquilinos. Si necesitan ayuda, llaman a 311.

In the Bronx, the digital divide holds people back every day. I’m proud to partner with @mayor.nyc.gov in securing a $2M expansion of @nychousing.bsky.social and NYPL’s Neighborhood Internet program, which provides free high-speed internet services to low-income families in the Bronx.

“Anything we can do to make housing happen that isn't expensive, or in this case, costs nothing, we should be doing.” In Albany, our Commissioner Dina Levy spoke with @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social about why it’s time to modernize SEQRA.

DCP Director Sherman and HPD Commissioner Levy traveled to the Capitol to tout the plan & make their case to lawmakers: ”We would be able to speed up our process for these types of projects to around 6 months, which is a game changer in a city where it's taking years to build much-needed housing.”