Sentences with phrase «about council housing»

This should have been useful listening for Bennett, especially as she was planning to talk about council housing herself (albeit, it appeared, without much emphasis on the planning).

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As the firestorm over Trump's comment began late last week, the White House and Trump's National Security Council provided no guidance to the State Department about what to say to foreign countries who were incensed, said a U.S. official familiar with the conversations between the White House and other federal agencies.

She was invited to the White House during President Obama's administration to speak about financial literacy and to moderate a public meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability at the U.S. Treasury Department.

«The most excited group out there are big CEOs, about our tax plan,» says ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn, who runs the National Economic Council in the Trump White House, in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood.

EPI derived its estimate using the methodology the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) used in its 2015 report, which estimated that the aggregate annual cost of conflicted advice is about $ 17 billion each year).

I believe that its important to see inner wisdom and the council of friends and wise and knowledgeable people... but God, if he / she exists created us — right... oh yes w / brains... we should be honoring that by using them... I can imagine if God exists every day he is saying to himself / herself «why do people keep asking me for things I have not control over, or really could care less about (people are asking for a new shinny house to replace their perfectly fine house while millions are homeless around the world, hungry, sick, etc.)... why are they not using the gifts and skills they have».

No one has exact numbers, but 20 years ago rental apartments comprised about 85 percent of the area's housing stock, according to Cary Steinbuck, executive director at the Rogers Park Community Council, a neighborhood improvement organization.

Monserrate's opponent, Assemblyman and NYC Council hopeful Francisco Moya, is defending himself from allegations he lied about his residency — saying the house in Corona, Queens he shares with his parents is his true home.

On Wednesday night, I posted a blog about recorded racially charged comments made by a Buffalo Common Council Candidate and elected member of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Board.

So, when we have the debate about the Union influence within the Labour Party, let's remember that when Unions last played a real and major role in society on a national level, our country created the NHS, committed to full employment and a council house building programme.

When the government talks about its «pay to stay» policy, ministers usually point to all those greedy social housing tenants who earn mega bucks but continue living in a council house.

And what about the estimated 1.7 million people on the waiting lists for a council house?

Anna Stankiewicz, owner of the New York - based spray tan company Suvara, specializes in house calls, and said she has been hired by several New York City politicians over the years — including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who she said was «cool about it.»

Through his annual awards to regional economic development councils, Cuomo has also approved state grants of about $ 4 million to COR to demolish the former Kennedy Square housing project in Syracuse and about $ 4 million to COR to redevelop the former Mercy Hospital site in Watertown.

The governor sharply criticized NYCHA's management and the «maze of bureaucracy» for the dire conditions at the largest public housing authority in North America, housing about 400,000 people, and called on the City Council to make specific requests regarding how to quickly fix the situation.

We spoke to Council Member James about what happened to the affordable housing component of the 470 Vanderbilt project.

Social media lit up with activists enthusing about plans to nationalise rail and energy companies, abolish tuition fees and build 100,000 council houses each year.

New York City Housing Authority General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo was inside a city council hearing Wednesday, in the hot seat again, as he was grilled about health hazards.

New York City Housing Authority chairwoman Shola Olatoye, left, testified for five hours Tuesday at a New York City Council hearing Tuesday about her agency's many scandals, including lack of heat at many if its buildings.

About a dozen City Council members met in Albany Tuesday with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the crisis in public housing — with Mayor Bill de Blasio nowhere to be About a dozen City Council members met in Albany Tuesday with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the crisis in public housing — with Mayor Bill de Blasio nowhere to be about the crisis in public housing — with Mayor Bill de Blasio nowhere to be seen.

City Housing Authority Acting General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo actually bragged to the City Council the other day about all the «beautiful homes» he's seen on NYCHA properties.

In this article, a housing options officer who has worked in London and Greater London councils for more than 15 years opens up about the grubby realities of council homelessness services on a troubled frontline.

It's the deeply - ingrained disdain that Grenfell residents and others complain bitterly about — the dismissal of people's concerns about homelessness and housing standards, council refusals to respond to questions, and a general assumption by authorities that people who need housing help exaggerate their troubles, or even lie.

There, at a Planned Parenthood rally, he railed against President Donald Trump and «extreme conservative zealots,» then met with City Council leaders about how he should intercede at the Housing Authority, a city agency.

Thatcher's socially mobile children are arriving in Parliament Reading through the profiles of the new candidates, there are a surprising number talking about their «non-traditional Tory background» and of being inspired by Margaret Thatcher as they grew up on council estates and watched their parents buy their council houses in the 1980s.

We have already heard about house building, and a low level of house building means that there is no buoyancy in the council tax.

The councilmember from the 8th Council District, which includes part of the south Bronx, will talk with host Gary Axelbank about a range of crime and policing issues, including the notion of decriminalizing low - level crimes, policing reforms, and the request for 1,000 more cops, as well as Bronx developments, including the Harlem River waterfront, Jerome Avenue Study, FreshDirect relocation subsidies, and housing.

He talks about what it was like, moving into their first council house, free education and why a Labour government can give hope to people again:

Voters Tuesday approved the town council's $ 115.2 million budget that will increase taxes on a house assessed at $ 200,000 by about $ 100.

About two weeks after the budget passed, Cuomo had a meeting with several legislators and advocates of rent control expansion, including representatives from Housing Here and Now, the Metropolitan Council on Housing, and the Working Families Party.

The speaker was also asked about Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan and how it might fare in the City Council, which has the power to approve rezoning laws and development projects.

I know that when Councilmember Robert Jackson, or Simcha Felder, or the council members who are here tonight come to the speaker's office and say we need to talk about policy, we need to talk about budget priorities when it comes to housing, healthcare, education or economic development, my door is going to be open.

A Private Members» Bill introduced in the House of Commons by Nick Hurd MP, it came about after an unprecedented five year campaign supported by dozens of voluntary organisations, trade unions and other representative groups, parish and town councils and tens of thousands of individuals.

Embattled New York City Housing Authority head Shola Olatoye will be grilled tomorrow by NYC Council members about her agency's failure to do lead testing and her lies about it.

Buffalo Municipal Housing Commissioner Joseph Mascia has apologized for racial slurs he made about Mayor Byron Brown, Council President Darius Pridgen and other African - American officials.

Also mounting good campaigns are talented candidates with good ideas like Brian Kavanagh, former chief - of - staff for Council Member Gale Brewer, and aide to former Mayors Ed Koch & David Dinkins; Chris Papajohn who served on the American Civil Liberties Union's committee on disability law when they discovered that U.S. Post Offices are often not accessible to people with disabilities; Gur Tsabar, an aide to Speaker Gifford Miller, is articulate and well - informed on many issues, and authored an editorial in the April 14 Town & Village newspaper about unjust redlining of disabled New Yorkers due to budget concerns; Darren Bloch, a former Con Ed spokesperson who is a member of Community Board 6, is well - versed on housing and homelessness issues.

Between Liam Fox's speech this morning, and David Cameron's statement to the House about his European Council meeting (at 3.30 pm), a number of backbench Tories have voiced their mixed feelings about the Prime Minister's referendum intervention.

A week after Buffalo's Comptroller voiced concerns about the BMHA's outstanding debt the Common Council signed off on another loan for the Housing Authority.

NEW YORK — The New York City Housing Authority chair is under fire as the Department of Investigations is looking into allegations that Shola Olatoye lied under oath about lead paint inspections at a City Council meeting, the Daily News reports.

As The Post reported, the City Council speaker invited herself to the 7 a.m. roll call at the 23rd Precinct's station house in East Harlem to talk to the cops there about «community relations.»

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, which is affiliated with about 100,000 union members, gave its endorsement today, praising what it described as de Blasio's commitment to responsible development, affordable housing and job creation.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito ducked questions Wednesday about whether she plans to house convicted terrorist Oscar López Rivera at her East Harlem home for the Puerto Rican Day Parade.

The first response on the site came from Council member Brad Lander in response to a question about affordable housing.

Yet while Corbyn listed at length the achievements of Labour councils across the country, there was a distinct lack of policies to help those councils make their own decisions about how to meet the challenges they face (housing aside).

Federal Executive Council has approved the award of contracts for 12 roads for about N126bn, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says.

Though Brewer can't stop the project, the City Council is likely to share her concerns about new housing not being affordable enough and the city not doing enough to protect tenants from harassment.

«As we talk about developing affordable housing in New York City, rental buildings often dominate the conversation but we need more solutions to enable young families to put down roots and build equity,» said Council Member Andy King.

HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services will hold sessions in City Council offices citywide to advise on concerns about building maintenance issues and code enforcement services New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner -LSB-...]

Embattled New York City Housing Authority head Shola Olatoye will get a grilling Tuesday from the City Council about her agency's failure to do lead testing and her lies about it.

On last night's BronxTalk featuring Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, show host Gary Axelbank asked her about the decriminalization of low - level crimes, the need for 1,000 new cops, the Jerome Avenue Study, Harlem River development, FreshDirect, a variety of housing issues, and more.