The modernization of New York’s environmental review process will immediately make building the housing we need more streamlined in Westchester County and beyond. In an announcement from New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s office on the fiscal year 2027 budget, Welcome Home Westchester partners weighed in: The Building & Realty Institute of the Hudson Valley […]
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WHW Commends Governor on SEQRA Modernization
Significant reforms to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) to support infill housing were included in the 2027 fiscal year budget bill passed Tuesday by the Assembly and Senate and signed Wednesday by the Governor — a major win for building housing in Westchester County and throughout New York State. The Welcome Home Westchester […]
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WHW Partners Join New Westchester Affordability Task Force
Welcome Home Westchester partner organizations The Westchester County Association and Nonprofit Westchester are among the founding members of the Board of Legislators’ new Affordability and Economic Development Task Force, formed to address financial pressures facing residents and businesses and strengthen economic opportunity across the County. Led by Legislator Colin D. Smith, “The task force will […]
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PRESS RELEASE: New Welcome Home Westchester Policy Agenda Challenges Localities to Adopt Pro-Housing Reforms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “The Keys to Housing Action” provides policy actions Westchester cities, towns and villages can embrace to address the housing shortage White Plains, NY, April 28, 2026: As Westchester County’s population spikes to its highest ever and outpaces every other county in the state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the need to […]
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Westfair Feature: Housing in Westchester discussed at WHW event
(April 26, 2026) More than two dozen elected officials from cities, towns and villages in Westchester County participated in a Welcome Home Westchester training session on housing held at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains. Welcome Home Westchester is a group that was formed to explore the housing shortage […]
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Westchester Faith Leaders: Put Faith in Housing!
Welcome Home Westchester, Westchester County faith leaders and advocates joined a virtual rally with nearly 100 of their peers from across New York State in support of the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (FBAHA) on April 23. Reverend Dr. Kelly Hough-Rogers of Scarsdale Congregational Church, UCC, a Welcome Home Westchester Policy Advisory Committee member, shared that […]
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Yonkers Times Feature: Westchester Officials Urged to Take Housing Action at Training
Welcome Home Westchester partners hosted a Housing 101 Training for newly-elected local officials (April 21, 2026) More than two dozen elected officials from cities, towns and villages in Westchester County joined the Welcome Home Westchester campaign (WHW) for a “Housing 101” training on Monday, April 20. The annual training, designed for newly-elected municipal officials, brings […]
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914INC: Mixed-use real estate is on the rise in Westchester
As more empty parking lots, vacant buildings and unused industrial sites are transformed into mixed-use developments, leaders of Welcome Home Westchester partner organizations the Building & Realty Institute of the Hudson Valley and Westchester County Association discussed this promising trend with 914INC. Read the full article here.
Read more...Greenburgh Adopts Conditional ADU Law
Greenburgh’s Town Board voted unanimously on April 8, 2026 to adopt a law that will conditionally allow the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in some residential districts. The adoption follows more than two years of discussion by the Board, as well as significant input from the public. ADUs can be garage conversions, backyard cottages, […]
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County Executive: Westchester Needs 16,000 Affordable Housing Units
In an appearance on the Local Matters Westchester podcast, County Executive Ken Jenkins stated that Westchester’s need for affordable housing continues to increase. Westchester’s Housing Needs Assessment, which provided an overview of the need for the creation and preservation of affordable housing, was conducted in 2019. The assessment concluded that 11,703 new affordable housing units […]
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