At the Center for NYC Neighborhoods’ 6th annual Affordable Homeownership Summit, policymakers, counselors, and housing experts gathered to discuss the racial wealth gap, the impact of COVID-19 on housing, and how to increase access to affordable homes. Our first-ever virtual Summit came amid a year of crises: a global pandemic that has taken more than […]
N E W S R E L E A S E For Immediate Release: September 22, 2020 Contact: Cristian Salazar, cristian.salazar@cnycn.org Katie Groenke, katie.groenke@berlinrosen.com Center for NYC Neighborhoods Receives $2.5 Million Award to Develop a Digital Product for Mortgage Lending to Increase Racial Equity in the Homebuyer Market Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge by Enterprise Community […]
We hope you’ll join us at this year’s virtual Affordable Homeownership Summit, Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8. Tickets are now available! Contact fundraising@cnycn.org with any questions. For our seventh annual Affordable Homeownership Summit, hundreds of leaders, policymakers, elected officials, lenders, and advocates will convene online to discuss the challenges facing low- and moderate-income […]
Dozens of housing organizations from across New York State have signed onto a letter calling on U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillbrand to support federal assistance for homeowners. Specifically, they urge the Senators to include a Homeowner Assistance Fund, as well as key housing relief measures contained in S. 3620, S. 4098, and H.R. 7301, […]
Working-class homeowners and their tenants have long come to rely on one another for stability amidst New York City’s volatile housing landscape. On the one hand, homeowners rent out apartments in their properties to help pay their mortgages and other housing expenses. On the other hand, tenants rely on homeowners to offer them apartments that […]
By Natasha Edwards Pallan, CFO In 1979, my uncle, Texas State Rep. Al Edwards, introduced legislation to have Juneteenth declared a holiday in the Lone Star State. It was a massive undertaking, in his freshman year in the house no less, and required sustained persistence to gain support in the face of hostility and indifference […]
New York City has lost thousands of Black homeowners over the last decade, and could lose even more as the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic accelerates. The Center for NYC Neighborhoods has embarked on a project to explore methods to stem the loss of Black homeownership in the city, and to identify new […]
Statement from Christie Peale, CEO and Executive Director of the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, on the Introduction of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: No one should lose their home due to the COVID-19 crisis. With families facing the public health crisis, loss of loved […]
For Immediate Release: May 14, 2020 Contact: Katie Groenke, katie.groenke@berlinrosen.com Nearly Half of All NYC Homes are bought with Cash: New Report from Center for NYC Neighborhoods Analysis Shows the Outsize Power of Cash Buyers in NYC Over Mortgage-Dependent Buyers New York, NY — The Center for NYC Neighborhoods, a nonprofit that promotes and protects […]
At the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, we believe that no family should lose their home due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This unprecedented public health and economic crisis has disrupted the daily lives of all New Yorkers, which is why it is critical that we protect the housing security of our homeowners and their tenants. Our […]
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