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New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Housing Hearing Files


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
The testimony in this series was given by local government housing agencies; lending institutions; real estate and developer associations; tenant and homeowner associations; civic, religious and community groups; and senior citizen groups. Testimony focuses on neighborhood preservation, rent control, low-incoming financing, and the role of government in developing housing. Nearly all the records relate to New York City. Also included are draft legislation, reports, press clippings, and press releases.
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New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Housing hearing files
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0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1973-1979
Series Number:
L0148

Arrangement

Roughly chronological by date of hearing.

Scope and Content Note

The Assembly Standing Committee on Housing deals with the myriad of issues affecting how and where New Yorkers live. This series consists principally of public hearing testimony gathered by the Committee from 1975 to 1979. In addition to the testimony, the records include draft legislation, reports, clippings, and press releases.

The testimony was provided by officials of local government housing agencies, representatives of lending institutions, real estate and developer associations, tenant and homeowner associations, civic, religious and community groups, and senior citizen groups.

Nearly all the records relate to the New York City area and about 80% of it pertains to the particular issue of neighborhood preservation. Throughout the testimony are pleas from citizen groups to protect neighborhoods from further development by condominium and co-op conversion. The testimony provides many examples of changes in neighborhoods and the resulting negative effects on the people of New York. Real estate interests, on the other hand, provide evidence of how development benefits New York by creating jobs, increasing the tax base, stimulating the economy, etc. In addition to testimony on neighborhood preservation, the records include testimony on rent control and stabilization providing examples of the need for continued rent control of many apartments in the city. The records also include information on the financing of low-income and other multiple dwellings and on the role of state and local government in developing needed housing.

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