Sentences with phrase «york about affordability»

I think it's important and I've been pushing a message out that talks about the future of New York City, that speaks to the people of New York about affordability, about working - and middle - class New Yorkers, about poor New Yorkers and how they need someone at City Hall who will fight for them,» Thompson told Scott.

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And, it seems, the community's concerns about being priced out of neighborhoods targeted by the de Blasio administration as oases of affordability are not idle: The Wall Street Journal reports that land prices in East New York, named by de Blasio as the first neighborhood that would be studied for denser development, have nearly tripled during the first nine months of 2012, rising from $ 32 per square foot last year to $ 93 per square foot this year.

«Even if the rent increases ultimately approved are at the low end of the proposed ranges,» Nadler said, «I have many serious concerns about what this decision would mean for the more than 1 million low - and middle - income rent - stabilized residents of New York City who are already facing a crisis of affordability and cost - of - living increases.»

At 1:30 p.m., the New York Community Trust and New York Public Radio host a panel discussion about belonging and affordability in New York City, The Greene Space at WNYC, 44 Charlton St., Manhattan.

Joined by parents, advocates and other stakeholders, James will hold a press conference about the costs and accessibility of child care in New York City, releasing a report and outlining five policies to help increase accessibility, capacity, and affordability.