NYS Budget Hearing on Housing and Tenant Rights

On Friday, Feb. 14, the state legislature held the budget hearing on the Governor’s housing proposals. The state is in the second year of its Five-Year Housing Plan, a $25 billion dollar investment to create and preserve 100,000 affordable homes across New York, including 10,000 with supportive services. Tenant groups continue to push to prohibit eviction without good cause and to finally enact a Housing Voucher Access Program. In this segment, we hear testimony from Michael McKee of the Tenants Political Action Committee; Rashida Tyler of the Interfaith Affordable Housing Collaborative; Barbara Williams of Community Voices Heard; and Jennifer Hernandez of Make the Road New York. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.