CHPC’s mission, since 1937, is to develop and advance practical public policies that support the housing stock of the city by better understanding New York’s most pressing housing and neighborhood needs.
From Lot to Neighborhood to City: An Action Plan for Basement Flood Safety & Stormwater Equity
The legalization of basement apartments is a policy issue that lives at the intersection of housing, climate change, and social justice. New York’s expensive and highly constrained housing market drives many low-income families with little housing choice...
CHPC Seeking Executive Director
CHPC is seeking an extraordinary candidate to serve as its Executive Director to lead the organization with a focus on long-term growth and success. POSITION:Executive Director ORGANIZATION:Citizens Housing and Planning Council ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:CHPC is a...
Onward and Upward: A Technical Guide to Zoning Reform
After more than a year of research and consultation with experts across the housing and planning sectors, CHPC is thrilled to release our latest publication, Onward and Upward: A technical guide to zoning and regulatory reform in the crisis era. Onward and Upward...
Participatory Property Management
Over the last two years, New York City has pioneered a new resident-centered approach to the PACT program (Permanent Affordability Commitment Together); NYC's version of the federal RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration) program which converts public housing...
Zoning for Solar
The City of New York has a goal of reducing city-wide GHG emissions by 80 percent (from 2005 levels) by 2050. However, the city is trailing far behind when it comes to solar panel installation, despite the enormous benefit of solar energy in reducing GHG...
Brutal Bureaucracy: NYC Housing Connect Analysis
To get food stamps, you need the make and model of your car. To get rental assistance, you need your child’s social security number. To get supportive housing, you must complete a series of screenings to prove your need for services. Even if you have lived in a...
Housing Plan for LGBTQ+ Communities
NYC must support the LGBTQ+ New Yorkers who have found community in our city for decades.New York must develop more safe and affordable housing, while preserving LGBTQ+ enclaves in neighborhoods where LGBTQ+ people can find safety in numbers, access to affirming...
Feminist Housing Plan
A feminist housing plan would help create a more just and inclusive New York City for all New Yorkers. Feminist Policies & Why We Need Them Public policy tends to be created under the assumption that the same solution or treatment for everyone will render equal...
Rx for Housing: Housing is Healthcare
Our health and our housing are connected, especially for households living in poverty. The next housing plan can improve, support, and protect the health of New Yorkers.Public health concerns were the original driver of government intervention in New York City's...
CHPC in the Media
NYC is failing the world’s refugees
The New York Daily News, October 28, 2021 For generations, New York City has prided itself as a city of immigrants. We point to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, proclaiming the city as a refuge for the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” But despite...
How a Bronx Basement Highlights One of New York City’s Biggest Problems
The New York Times, October 14, 2021Jessica Katz, executive director of the Citizens Housing and Planning Council, a nonprofit housing group, said Mrs. Velez was “caught in this web of all the regulations around basements.” Ms. Katz has been trying to help Mrs....
‘Incredible Frustration’: Just 5% Of New York’s Rent Relief Has Been Given Out As Deadlines Creep Closer
Bisnow New York City, August 18, 2021 Despite government promises to improve New York State’s dismally slow rent relief program, tenant and landlord groups alike complain little has been done to get money out — even as a seemingly final eviction moratorium end date...
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