AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
IN CRISIS
Monday, the New York City Council's Committee on Housing and Buildings, chaired by Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Deputy Leader, will hold an oversight hearing on the Mitchell Lama Housing Program.
Mitchell Lama was one of the most effective affordable housing programs ever implemented in New York City. Currently, however, the program is in crisis and affordable units are rapidly disappearing through buyouts, tenant harassment and opt-outs. Yet, the city has not held a hearing to review the status of the Mitchell Lama program since 2009.
The hearing will be hosted at Brooklyn Borough Hall by Borough President Eric Adams.
WHO: The Committee expects to receive testimony from representatives of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the Mitchell Lama Residents' Coalition, Cooperators United for Mitchell Lama, affordable housing advocates and Mitchell Lama tenants and owners.
WHERE: Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn
WHEN: Monday, January 29, 2016, 11:00 AM
