Showing entries tagged with: water-rate
July 21, 2021
This is What We Do: Affordable Housing Preservation: Building Operators Meeting
For the third event in our virtual series and fundraiser, This is What We Do, UNHP brought together via […]
May 27, 2021
This is What We Do: Research & Action-Seminar on Rising Water Rates & The Threat to Affordable Housing
On Thursday, May 27th UNHP hosted a Seminar looking at the ongoing rise of water and sewer costs […]
July 20, 2016
Multi-Family Water Assistance Program On Hold
On June 22, 2016, the Manhattan Supreme Court invalidated the Water Board’s resolution approving a new rate schedule […]
May 3, 2016
DEP Proposes a Preferential Rate for Affordable Housing
On April 8th, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) proposed a 2.1% increase to the NYC Water Board as well as a […]
June 29, 2015
Cost of Water Forum Encourages Discussion about Equitable Water Rates, Conservation & UNHP Rate Cap
UNHP’s June 24th Cost of Water Forum drew a crowd of 80 people to Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus […]
May 24, 2015
UNHP Proposes Affordable Housing Cap on Water Rates
UNHP released today its’ report Affordable Water for Affordable Housing calling for an Affordable Housing Cap on water rates for […]
May 13, 2015
Bronx Groups Testify at Water Board Hearing & UNHP’s Housing Cap Proposal Receives Support
On April 29th, a group of UNHP staff, affordable housing managers and building owners testified in front of […]
April 14, 2015
Bronx City Councilman Calls for Rate Freeze in NYC
Bronx City Councilman Jimmy Vacca has called for a two year water and sewer rate freeze in New […]
Public Hearings on the 2015-16 Water and Sewer Rate Increase
There will be public hearings in each of the boroughs during the last week of April about the […]
December 29, 2014
Water and Sewer Costs – an obstacle to affordability.
Water and sewer costs (rivaling the cost of heating in many buildings) have become an obstacle to maintaining […]