SEQRA Reform Will Allow Westchester to More Easily Build the Housing We Need (January 15, 2025) Governor Kathy Hochul’s new “Let Them Build” agenda calls for a series of reforms to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) with the intent to allow projects that will not harm the environment to move forward […]
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Welcome Home Westchester 2025 Year in Review
Happy 2026! At the end of 2025, Welcome Home Westchester was proud to present “Taking Stock of the Pro-Housing Policies We Need: A Municipal Housing Policy Scorecard.” This report is a transparent measure of each Westchester municipality’s progress on pro-housing policy reforms, as detailed in WHW’s Five in 2025 Policy Agenda. Our partners and Policy […]
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Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Releases Housing Policy Scorecards for All 43 Cities, Towns, and Villages
Scorecards Recognize Progress on Local Policy Reforms Designed to Remove Barriers to Building the Housing We Need and Reflect the “5 in 2025” Policies (December 12, 2025) Welcome Home Westchester (WHW), a multi-stakeholder pro-housing advocacy effort, announced the release of its Housing Policy Scorecards for all 43 cities, towns, and villages in the county at […]
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WHW Hosts Croton Community Presentation
Welcome Home Westchester engaged in a community presentation on Westchester County’s housing shortage and smart growth options for Croton-on-Hudson on Tuesday evening at Croton Free Library. Croton Housing Network’s Nance Shatzkin introduced WHW Partner Timothy Foley of Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region (BRI), Marnie Henricksson of Habitat for Humanity New […]
Read more...Nov. 6 Affordable Housing Forum in Yonkers
On Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, the Hudson River Community Association (HRCA) and the Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus, Inc. are hosting an affordable housing forum. Welcome Home Westchester (WHW) Policy Advisory Committee member Ronald Rosado Abad of Community Housing Innovations, Inc., will moderate a panel that includes: See more information below:
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WHW Submits County Budget Letter Ahead of FY2026 Announcement
October 14, 2025 Honorable Kenneth JenkinsWestchester County Executive148 Martine AvenueWhite Plains, NY 10601 Lawrence C. SouleDirector of the BudgetWestchester County148 Martine AvenueWhite Plains, NY 10601 Dear County Executive Jenkins and Budget Director Soule, On behalf of Welcome Home Westchester, a multistakeholder campaign led by business and nonprofit leaders, homebuilding and housing development companies, academics, think […]
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City of Yonkers, County & State Invest in 160 Affordable Housing Units
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins signed legislation for the redevelopment project (October 14, 2025) Following a unanimous vote by the Westchester County Board of Legislators, County Executive Ken Jenkins signed legislation for the construction of 160 affordable rental units in Yonkers on October 9. The development of 632-636 South Broadway in Yonkers, currently the site […]
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Oct. 28: WHW Croton-on-Hudson Community Presentation
Join Welcome Home Westchester and our collaborators from The Building & Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region, Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc., and Habitat for Humanity NYC & Westchester for a community presentation discussing housing in Croton-on-Hudson on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Croton Free Library!
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WHW Congratulates Westchester Power 100 Honorees
(October 8, 2025) Westchester County’s housing shortage continues to be a top concern for residents, businesses and their employees. City & State reports: “Elected officials and real estate developers have prioritized the creation of more affordable housing in recent years, and yet experts say the lack of adequate housing remains a crisis.” Several key players […]
Read more...VIDEO: The Economics of Westchester County’s Housing Shortage
Check out Welcome Home Westchester’s new video on the economic impacts of Westchester County’s housing shortage: Westchester County is facing an urgent housing shortage and its impact is not just social — it’s economic. A new joint report by the Westchester County Association and Regional Plan Association, “Building Growth,” quantifies the consequences of not building […]
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