Sentences with phrase «affordable housing crisis»

«As housing costs continue to spiral through the roof, families throughout the West Bronx are being squeezed by the worst affordable housing crisis in New York's history, and I am pleased to join with elected officials from throughout our community as we stand - up for residents from all walks of life,» Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner (D - Bronx, 77th AD).

In addition, as an appointee to the city's Affordable Housing Task Force, Kevane is a formidable voice in helping to solve the ever - growing affordable housing crisis in San Diego.

There is a powerful, compelling answer to solving the pandemic affordable housing crisis, complete with a huge financial pool, if the government would only take steps to unlock it.

Although Amazon is largely credited for the economic and housing booms in Seattle, it has also been labeled as the primary factor in the city's ongoing affordable housing crisis.

«This agreement marks a major step forward in the state's comprehensive efforts to combat the homelessness and affordable housing crisis in New York,» Cuomo said in a statemenet.

On Tuesday, Mr. Russell said the Town Board needs to start setting goals and actively working to solve the growing affordable housing crisis no the North Fork.

There is a powerful, compelling answer to solving the pandemic affordable housing crisis, complete with a huge financial pool, if the government would only take steps to unlock it.

And put that way, it seems a bit more daunting from a taxpayer's point of view, especially when there's very little governments can or need to do to fix Canada's affordable housing crisis — other than get out of the way.

The plan is being pitched as a temporary solution to the area's affordable housing crisis.

Now that local governments face an affordable housing crisis with little federal assistance, fees are being levied to support affordable housing, too.

«There's a lot of literature that shows a lot of the time these fees don't result in a ton of units and that it's not the best way to address the affordable housing crisis.

Just yesterday, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced that it was donating $ 3 million to fight San Francisco's affordable housing crisis.

To do this, we must take a look at all the factors that play into safeguarding our community from devastation, such as developing smart infrastructure, increasing mobility options, addressing the affordable housing crisis and closing the income inequality gap that is fueling high levels of poverty throughout Miami - Dade County.

But the little - known agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been thrust into the spotlight as trade groups mount an unusually intense lobbying effort, seeking to scale back regulations that they say are hampering an industry that could provide a market - based solution to the affordable housing crisis.

Though the return of tourists is welcome news to workers and businesses, they do little to solve the affordable housing crisis.

«Solving our affordable housing crisis is not an easy task, and it will require hard choices,» Adams continued.

«As we move forward, I will continue to work with advocates and elected officials to solve our affordable housing crisis so that New York City can become a place for all to thrive,» Williams said.

As we continue to face an affordable housing crisis in our city, it's essential that New Yorkers elect legislators like Brian who understand the issue and know how to get things done in Albany.

«New York is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis, and programs like Section 8 are critical tools to keep hardworking families living in our City,» said Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller.

«The affordable housing crisis facing Brooklynites and all residents of New York City is imposing, but it is far from insurmountable.

We no longer have a housing crisis, we have an affordable housing crisis.»

The United States and New York are in the midst of an affordable housing crisis.

«To tackle the affordable housing crisis, the city and state must work cooperatively.

A veteran of numerous mayoral administrations and a rare independent voice in Mr. de Blasio's realm, Mr. Weisbrod was unafraid to admit that a solution to the city's affordable housing crisis may be encouraging more housing construction beyond the five boroughs — and therefore enticing the increasing number of people who work in the city to live elsewhere.

«This city has an affordable housing crisis.

«I think ultimately this election will be a referendum on the mayor's poor management of various city agencies, his inattention to detail, his failure to come up with real solutions for the affordable housing crisis, for the spike in homelessness,» Ulrich said.

It's no wonder that politicians are desperate to be seen addressing the affordable housing crisis.

The partnerships that made the Rev. Dr. Charles A. Curtis Plaza a reality are exactly the type of collaborative effort needed to guide our City out of the affordable housing crisis.

State Sen. Brian Benjamin talks with In Focus Host Cheryl Wills in Albany about the recent push for criminal justice reform, and Harlem's affordable housing crisis.

The only solution to New York City's affordable housing crisis is to build, build and build, according to an opinion piece by Christopher Bonanos...

«I am pleased to see Assemblywoman Rosenthal and Senator Lanza do the right thing and fight back against the illegal hotel industry, which exasperates New York's affordable housing crisis,» Cilento said in a statement.

«We applaud Gov. Cuomo for leading the charge to confront New York's affordable housing crisis,» Milstein said.

«Though Airbnb didn't create the affordable housing crisis, its role in incentivizing people to convert their homes into hotels has made the problem much worse across the City, and particularly in the communities we represent,» Espaillat writes.

He has used his position on the Housing Committee to attempt to deal with the affordable housing crisis in Central Brooklyn.

«We need to get ahead of this affordable housing crisis, and ending the loss of units through holes in our rent laws is vitally important to that effort.»

We've got an affordable housing crisis here.

«Make no mistake, we are in an affordable housing crisis and these policies are vital tools we need to confront it,» he wrote.

«Comptroller Stringer is focused on the urgent need to find new ways to address the city's affordable housing crisis and real solutions to create economic opportunity in every neighborhood of this city,» said press secretary Tyrone Stevens.

Mr. Adams speaks in the graver terms of Brooklyn's affordable housing crisis and stubbornly high obesity rate; Mr. Markowitz, a deft politician in his own right despite the shtick, never went there.

«This is nothing but a shameless ploy by a corporate behemoth that has facilitated the proliferation of illegal hotels while exacerbating the affordable housing crisis and directly threatening the jobs of the workers they're claiming to «applaud» and «support.»

State Assemblywoman Inez Dickens and Arva Rice, the president of the New York Urban League, sit down with In Focus Host Cheryl Wills to discuss the impact of mass incarceration and the affordable housing crisis.

The city's affordable housing crisis has hit us especially hard, with rising rents, aggressive landlords, and uncertainty for tenants.

In our conversation, Epstein made it clear that working to alleviate New York's affordable housing crisis would be a high priority for him in Albany.

«The assertion that we let city - owned properties languish in the face of an affordable housing crisis is simply wrong,» said Melissa Grace, a spokeswoman for de Blasio.

The Mayor's plan acknowledges that the current homelessness crisis is a subset of the affordable housing crisis.

The city entered into the deal with Tahl Propp Equities, Bellwether Enterprise and Enterprise Community Investment Inc., all of which acquired the properties, to curb the city's affordable housing crisis and help longtime residents, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

The plan, announced Sunday by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, is an expansion of an earlier effort to keep tenants in their homes and to keep them from becoming part of the city's affordable housing crisis.