NYC Mayor Considering Vetoing New Housing Assistance Bills

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is weighing a decision to veto a package of bills approved by the NYC Council that would expand access to the city’s Family Eviction Prevention Supplement (FHEPS) housing vouchers and eliminate a 90-day waiting period shelter residents must complete before they can gain access to rental subsidies. The mayor’s office argued that introducing more vouchers to the market would produce more competition for few units. Learn more.