Welcome Home Westchester
Welcome Home Westchester’s Statement on Westchester Assembly Delegation’s Budget Hearing
Anyone who was expecting to hear a unified voice of Not in My Backyard rejection of the Governor’s proposals around housing, including accessory dwelling units and transit-oriented development, would have been surprised at today’s Westchester Assembly Delegation budget hearing. At least a dozen speakers spoke in support Read More »
Welcome Home Westchester Releases the “2 in ‘22” Agenda (ADUs & TOD)
Governor Hochul’s proposed $25 billion, five-year Housing Plan to preserve 100,000 affordable homes in both urban and rural communities, including 10,000 homes with support services for vulnerable populations, combined with a commitment to property tax relief, could very well be a game- changer for high-cost, Read More »
The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Reacts to Governor Hochul’s FY2023 Executive Budget
Below is a statement by Timothy Foley, CEO and Executive Vice President of the Building and Realty Institute, on behalf of the Welcome Home Westchester campaign in reaction to Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget, particularly highlighting how it will affect the housing community.“With her newly released Read More »
Welcome Home Westchester Releases Fact Sheet Highlighting the Economic Benefits of Building Housing
The Welcome Home Westchester campaign released its first white paper: opens in a new windowThe Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need opens PDF file in September 2021. The white paper reviews data from national economic models, academic research, and local studies to describe in detail how building housing in communities Read More »
Campaign Statement: Governor Hochul Makes Affordable Housing a Top Priority in 2022 State of the State Agenda
The Welcome Home Westchester campaign applauds Governor Kathy Hochul for placing affordable housing as a priority in her State of the State Agenda for 2022. The proposed $25 billion, five-year Housing Plan to preserve 100,000 affordable homes in both urban and rural communities, including 10,000 Read More »
The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Releases Video on How PILOTs Can Benefit Communities
(ARMONK, N.Y.) In response to some common misunderstandings and misconceptions, the Welcome Home Westchester campaign released an animated video to explain the benefits of Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) and how it can be used to create essential workforce opportunities and to address the Read More »
Op-Ed: Homes for Those Who Protected the Homeland
This op-ed was written by Sgt. James A. Jenkins with the help of the Welcome Home Westchester coalition. Sgt. Jenkins is a retired Department of Veterans Affairs Career EAP manager AFGE and a Counselor Emeritus NYS OASAS. We’ll soon be celebrating another Veterans Day in America. Read More »
WEBINAR: “The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need” – The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 6PM via Zoom A few weeks ago, the Welcome Home Westchester Campaign released its first report, “The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need.” That paper reviewed data from national economic models, academic research, and local studies to describe in Read More »
Statement for Westchester County’s 2022 Proposed Capital Budget
The proposed 2022 Capital Budget has been released by County Executive George Latimer on October 14, 2021. The Welcome Home Westchester campaign hopes that this budget proposal will be swiftly approved by the Board of Legislators as it presents affordable housing as a top priority for funding and Read More »
Westfair: Push begins to show benefits of housing construction
Welcome Home Westchester released its first white paper exploring Westchester’s need for housing that corresponds to the needs of its diverse communities and the financial rewards that flow from housing development. opens in a new windowRead the full article here.
The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Releases First White Paper: The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need
(Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) The Welcome Home Westchester coalition and allied organizations held a press conference on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 12:00 noon to introduce the release of the campaign’s first white paper: The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need. The event was Read More »
Must-Read Op-Ed: Affordable housing is key to Mamaroneck’s post-Ida recovery
Long before Hurricane Ida, Mamaroneck and Larchmont were facing a shortage of affordable housing options for households making below the area median income. While many luxury housing options have been developed, most are out of reach for current Mamaroneck residents. The median household income between Read More »