City announces plan to create 1,500 permanent affordable homes for those in shelter system

A new initiative aims to secure stable residences for 1,500 New Yorkers currently residing in the city’s shelter system. 

Mayor Eric Adams joined  Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow on Thursday to launch the Affordable Housing Services (AHS) initiative — a new effort to create 1,500 permanent affordable homes for those in the shelter system holding City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) vouchers.