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AAFE urges New York State to legalize accessory dwelling units
We wholeheartedly support the current efforts to advance Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) legalization in the State, and was hearten to hear this issue included in Governor Hochul’s State of the State address.
AAFE calls for comprehensive and bold plan to address Covid-19 housing crisis
As New York confronts an unprecedented health and economic crisis, AAFE calls on our city, state and federal government leaders to implement a comprehensive housing stabilization plan. This is the only way to protect the most vulnerable members of our low-income and immigrant communities, who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
AAFE Statement: New York State Rent Law
AAFE urges Governor Cuomo, the New York State Assembly, and the New York State Senate to reform and strengthen rent regulations, in order to protect tenants from high rent burdens and displacement, and to prevent further loss of rent-stabilized housing at a time when homelessness remains a crisis.
AAFE urges city to withdraw Chinatown jail plan, engage in true community process
On Monday, Oct. 29, AAFE submitted a Public Comment on New York City's proposed Borough-Based Jail System, which would include a new detention center at 80 Centre St. in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Racism in New York City housing isn't just a Black and White story
The complex history of race in America, including how it intersects with housing, has never been simply black and white.