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It was not quite the blue wave that Democrats in New York had hoped for, but the results of Tuesday's special elections in 11 state legislative seats did give the party hope that they might be able to help national Democrats retake the House of Representatives in the fall.

Meanwhile at the New York State Association for Affordable Housing's conference, de Blasio called on affordable housing developers to pressure Albany to pass a reformed 421a before the legislative session ends iHousing's conference, de Blasio called on affordable housing developers to pressure Albany to pass a reformed 421a before the legislative session ends ihousing developers to pressure Albany to pass a reformed 421a before the legislative session ends in June.

Testimony of RuthAnne Visnauskas Commissioner / CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal Joint Budget Hearing of the Legislative Fiscal Committees on the Housing Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 - 19

The new regulations, agreed upon last month as part of a much bigger budget compromise between legislative leaders and the governor, will do little to halt the erosion of middle - income housing in New York City, and are more dangerous to landlords in principle than in practice.

Testimony of James S. Rubin Commissioner / CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal Joint Budget Hearing of the Legislative Fiscal Committees on the Housing Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 - 17

Prior to the election, a New York Times article quoted Republicans predicting they will gain at least 10 state legislative chambers (including: the Indiana House of Representatives, Ohio House of Representatives and Wisconsin State Senate).

Along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the leaders of both legislative houses make up the so - called «three men in a room» who privately hash out most important policy in New York, as well as its $ 150 - plus billion annual budget.

ALBANY — Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) emerged from a meeting with legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying more funding for mass transit and crumbling public housing in New York City are part of a «tentative deal» on the state budget.

Mr. Farrell revealed the news district lines at a town hall meeting on 147th Street last night where he said the rest of New York's federal legislative lines have been held up as the State Assembly tried to figure out a way to create a district that would set up Mr. Rangel to win a 22nd term in the House of Representatives.

The groups expect to mobilize both tenants and the homeless to push housing issues in the new legislative session and expect to draw in advocates from New York City, Westchester County, Long Island, Albany, Rochester and Binghamton.

The legislation would create a 13 - person commission consisting of appointees of Albany's legislative leaders and the presidents of the League of Women Voters of New York State and the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House.

Cuomo, who has shown a willingness to hasten the legislative and budgetary process in New York's state government and insisted that the Legislature is not a «debating society» that gums up law - making, knocked House Republicans for pushing through the tax reform plan.

In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly, a coalition of organizations, including the New York Housing Conference and New York State Association for Affordable Housing are urging a reconsideration of the provision.

In the final weeks of the legislative session, groups are lobbying for some of the major remaining issues still on the table, including the mayor of New York City, and groups who want a property tax break for homeowners struggling to hold on to their houses.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Albany to meet with Cuomo and legislative leaders to push for reform and renewal of the city's rent control laws — which impact around two million people — and a related property tax break for developers who set aside some of their new dwelling s for affordable housing.

«We have legislation that is moving through both houses that will give unions greater strength and making sure that the impact of Janus will be minimized here in New York state,» said Assemblyman John McDonald, a Democrat who represents an Albany - area district that is one of the most unionized state legislative seats in the country.

Plans to develop nearly 3,000 units of affordable housing across New York have been put in jeopardy because Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to spend $ 2 billion they put in the budget this year for new housing, advocates charged.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

While much went unresolved during the combative close to New York's 2017 legislative session, legislation aimed at increasing access to prescription drugs quietly flew through the state Senate and Assembly, passing unanimously in both houses last week and now awaiting action by Cuomo.

At 9 a.m., homeless New Yorkers, community groups and advocates from the Campaign 4 NY / NY Housing will demand that Cuomo and legislative leaders release $ 1.9 billion that was allocated for supportive and affordable housing, Cuomo's New York City office, 633 Third Ave., ManHousing will demand that Cuomo and legislative leaders release $ 1.9 billion that was allocated for supportive and affordable housing, Cuomo's New York City office, 633 Third Ave., Manhousing, Cuomo's New York City office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

At 9 a.m., homeless New Yorkers, community groups and advocates demand that Cuomo and legislative leaders sign the affordable housing memorandum of understanding, Cuomo's New York City office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

At 9 a.m., homeless New Yorkers, community groups and advocates demand that the governor and legislative leaders sign the affordable housing memorandum of understanding, Cuomo's New York City office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

At 9 a.m., homeless New Yorkers, community groups, and advocates demand that Cuomo and legislative leaders sign the affordable housing memorandum of understanding, outside Cuomo's New York City office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

From the brink of ruin, the mayor and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie prevailed on a reluctant Cuomo to broker an end - of - legislative - session deal to strengthen a property tax break program, called 421 - a, designed to spur badly needed housing development in New York City.

For decades, the final details and compromises in New York's annual budget have been decided by the so - called «three men in the room,» or the leaders of the two legislative houses and the governor, but with workplace sexual harassment at the forefront this year, it seems that at least one woman will be included in parts of the closed - door

Barring legislative action, New York stands to have three party primaries now: one for House and Senate races, another for state Assembly and Senate and one for the GOP presidential election.

Plans to develop nearly 3,000 units of affordable housing across New York have been put in jeopardy because Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to spend $ 2 billion they put in the budget this year for new housing, advocates charged.

HCR Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns and members of HCR's leadership team joined affordable housing developers and industry leaders at a luncheon in Albany hosted by the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) as part of the organization's Annual Legislative Confhousing developers and industry leaders at a luncheon in Albany hosted by the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) as part of the organization's Annual Legislative ConfHousing (NYSAFAH) as part of the organization's Annual Legislative Conference.

The report also included: $ 30,000 in payments to Don Lebowitz, a housing consultant used by the Assembly who also serves on the board of the State of New York Mortgage Agency; $ 100 honorariums to a number of rabbis, ministers and an imam, most likely for delivering invocations before legislative sessions; nearly $ 25,000 in vehicle maintenance and repair expenses; and nearly $ 69,000 in custodial expenses.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

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ALBANY — You can make a case about how leaders of each legislative house were each winners in the closing days of the legislative session, and how New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (again) came up a loser.

The governor on Monday also called on the state legislative leaders to sign a memorandum of understanding to release more of the $ 2 billion the parties set aside last year to create 100,000 units of affordable and supportive housing across the state, which would significantly benefit New York City, where de Blasio has been struggling to bring a homelessness crisis under control.

The Community Service Society estimated the number of rent - regulated units in each legislative district by allocating the rent - regulated apartments from the New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey's sub-borough areas into legislative districts in proportion with the 2010 local census tract population.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio came to meet with Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders to push for reform and renewal of the City's rent control laws, which impact around two million people, and a related property tax break for developers who set aside some of their new dwellings for affordable housing.

She was a special assistant to the Board of Education's Center for Career and Occupational Education from 1975 - 1976, a legislative aide for the New York State Assembly's Committee on Housing in 1977, a senior program analyst for the New York State Assembly's Committee on Cities from 1977 - 1979, Executive Director of the advisory council of the office of the New York State Senate minority leader from 1979 - 1982, Director of Special Projects in the office of the New York State Senate minority leader from 1980 - 1982 and a member of the New York City Council from 1982 - 1992.

I have no doubt that he will be a champion for all workers, including our members, and represent their concerns including healthcare, affordable housing, and economic justice,» said Helen Schaub, New York State Policy and Legislative Director for 1199SEIU.

«The political muscle memory will be that each legislative house will pass their own proposals, they magically won't match and yet lawmakers will feel like they have enough political cover to face voters in November,» the New York Public Interest Research Group's Blair Horner said last week, before the revelations about Percoco.

«Every month that passes without the full M.O.U. means New York misses out on at least 1,000 new units of affordable, senior and supportive housing,» a group of advocates said in a statement on Saturday, referring to the memorandum of understanding that the legislative leaders and the governor must sign to open the funding spigot.

There is, though, the issue of mayoral control of New York City schools, which will expire at the end of June unless it is renewed, and whether Cuomo and legislative leaders can reach a memorandum of understanding around how $ 2 billion in budget money targeted for affordable housing will be spent.

WCBS reports: «While the governor can't force senators to vote on or debate bills, the New York Constitution grants him the power to call a special legislative session — and experts say he can even keep the senators in the state house with the help of state police.»

The fate of the bill was put in their hands by Cuomo and legislative leaders after the governor insisted any deal had to include wage guarantees for labor - a position the governor still holds despite the fact that no deal has been reached and there are concerns about the development of affordable rental housing in New York City.

«In addition to these funds,» she said, «the mayor has committed tens of millions of dollars to other city agencies that will directly benefit older New Yorkers, such as to set aside 15,000 affordable housing units targeted to households where older people reside, and a recently announced proposal which will require city and state legislative approval to raise the Senior Citizen Homeowner's Exemption household income eligibility from $ 37,400 to $ 58,400, which would benefit an estimated 32,000 households in New York City.»

While lawmakers snubbed the speech, which came as both houses were preparing for afternoon legislative sessions in Albany, he was joined by at least two Democratic leaders — state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio — with whom he has been openly battling for at least the past year.

Legislative meetings in Albany are only part of the push to get GENDA over the finish line — an effort in which ESPA, Housing Works, and the New York Civil Liberties Union play prime roles among a broad coalition of labor, faith, women's, business, and law enforcement leaders.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders John J. Flanagan and Carl Heastie have reached an agreement on a landmark piece of personal injury legislation, and on January 30, 2018, the law passed in both houses of the New York state legislature.

Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard, Webster interned with the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and served as a summer associate with the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.

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