Timeline for the future (Of NYC Affordable Housing)

We can look into the bright, glamourous future for affordable housing: Of these include multiple city council meetings, but be aware some affordable housing lotteries ending soon!

Key events and meetings this week (Sept. 16-22)

• Tuesday, Sept. 16 (2 p.m.): Public scoping meeting by the City Planning Commission for Westshore Rezoning LSGD — a mixed-use development proposed on the Gravesend waterfront in Brooklyn, with about 1,460 residential units.

• Wednesday, Sept. 17 (10 a.m.): The Commission votes on redeveloping the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, among other land-use applications.

• Also Wednesday: NYC Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning & Franchises meets to discuss land use applications including a rezoning proposal for Long Island City.

• Thursday, Sept. 18 (10 a.m.): Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sittings & Dispositions meets about several proposals, including:

• The Just Home proposal for the Jacobi Hospital campus

• A site used by Lincoln Hospital (parcel at East 140th St.)

• Also Thursday: NYCHA holds its monthly board meeting.

• Friday, Sept. 19: Oversight hearing by the NYC Council’s Committee on Health about building requirements for cooling towers and water systems, specifically to prevent Legionnaires’ disease.

• Monday, Sept. 22: Two council subcommittee meetings:

• Zoning & Franchises subcommittee

• Committee on Economic Development, reviewing the city's progress with its industrial plan

• Also Monday: Committee on Aging meets to discuss bills, including one that would require the city to report annually on senior and accessible dwelling units.

Affordable Housing Lotteries Ending Soon

Several subsidized housing lotteries are closing this week. Some examples:

• 712 East 180th Street Apartments, Bronx — eligible incomes between ~$83,863 and $227,500; closing Sept. 16

• 554 West 46th Street Apartments, Manhattan — incomes ~$75,635-$140,000; closing Sept. 16

• The Aedan, Queens — incomes ~$81,669-$140,000; closing Sept. 17

• More in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan with various income bands and closing dates mostly between Sept. 17-22.

Why it matters / Implications

• If you’re looking to live affordably in NYC, this tells you which lotteries to apply for now. Missing deadlines means losing chance.

• For those interested in how the city is developing, rezoning, planning, or land-use decisions: these meetings are opportunities to follow, comment, or participate.

• Issues raised (like accessible housing, public health via cooling-tower regulations) show what the city is focusing on in terms of housing policy and protections.