AGENCY TESTIMONY
HPD's recent achievements in housing production
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Deputy Commissioner Darga highlights HPD's recent accomplishments in addressing the housing crisis, emphasizing record-breaking production numbers and a focus on the most vulnerable populations.
- Set new records for new construction of affordable housing, supportive housing, and housing for formerly homeless households
- Placed record numbers of families and homeless households into affordable housing
- Focused on prioritizing the needs of the lowest income New Yorkers
Kim Darga
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We at HPD are charged with addressing the root causes of this crisis.
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We are marshaling all of the local, state, and federal resources available.
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This summer, we announced another year of record breaking housing production numbers.
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We set new records for the most new construction affordable housing.
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Permanently supportable supportive housing and housing for formerly homeless households.
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We've also set records for placing families and homeless households into affordable housing to make sure that those who are the most desperate stances are able to access safe and secure housing.
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While our work touches a wide range of New Yorkers, we know that the lowest income New Yorkers are the most impacted.
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Our production numbers reflect a specific focus on prioritizing their needs.
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HPD also committed to supporting existing homeowners and expanding homeownership opportunities, particularly in lower income communities and communities of color that have historically been excluded from opportunities to build and maintain wealth.
