Governor Hochul and New York lawmakers are expected to decide by midnight whether to create a $250 million program rental assistance program backed by landlord interest groups, the real estate lobby and tenant organizations — a rare show of unity.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has not weighed in on whether she will support the creation of a $250 million state housing voucher program proposed for the state budget.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has not weighed in on whether she will support the creation of a $250 million state housing voucher program proposed for the state budget.Gov.
Hochul, however, did not include the $250 million proposal in her budget plan unveiled in January and she has not publicly weighed in on whether she will support it. The governor and legislative leaders are in the final hours of budget negotiations, and lawmakers are expected to vote on the state’s spending plan by midnight.
In a major expansion beyond voucher programs in place elsewhere – including New York City – the program would also be available to undocumented New Yorkers, who are often shut out of government assistance programs. “It's always better to get somebody from homelessness into permanent housing, but we don't want that to be a short-term solution,” said Kavanagh, who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. “We don't want people to go into housing and then two years later be experiencing homelessness.”
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