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Local lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the mayor's controversial affordable housing plan on Tuesday, but the vote occurred in dramatic fashion.

At a press conference on his affordable housing plan on Tuesday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio told Observer there should be an immediate investigation into the allegations.

Indeed, the effect of the mayor's affordable housing plan on the city's real estate market has thus far been subtle.

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Amazon has suspended part of its expansion plans in Seattle, pending the outcome of a City Council vote on a new tax on large employers that would fund programs aimed at providing affordable housing and helping the homeless.

But it was otherwise vague on plans to address the problem, stating without any specifics that it was expanding veterans» access to affordable housing and working with other levels of government and civil society.

A plan that looks at the underlying issues that emerge in these conversations on immigration: the legacies of de-industrialisation, the absence of affordable housing, increasing job insecurity and zero hour work, and the impacts of neoliberalism on the national institutions that make up our shared identity.

«We have worked closely with the developers to maximise the affordable housing offer on this important site,» Councillor Ken Clark, chair of the strategic development committee said at the time the plans were announced.

United for Affordable NYC said it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable houAffordable NYC said it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable houaffordable housing plan.

Kings County Politics article on affordable senior housing planned for NYCHA's Sumner Houses in Bedford - Stuyvesant, featuring BP Adams.

When minds are focused on the specific powers that the new metro mayor will have, affordable housing and creating a strategic plan for major developments and infrustructure were seen as top priorities (both 22 per cent).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand restrictions on abortion, prohibiting individuals and small businesses from claiming federal tax credits through the Affordable Care Act if their health plan includes abortion coverage.

it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable housing plan.

He is the only one who will raise taxes on the wealthy to fund universal pre-k and after - school programs that keep our kids safe; the only one who supports the full package of reforms to end a stop - and - frisk era defined by racial profiling; and he has the boldest plan to build or preserve nearly 200,000 units of affordable housing.

The rapid ageing of society also has dramatic effects on available affordable housing and only a well - planned policy response can prevent a national housing crisis.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC mayoral candidate Sal Albanese holds a press conference on the increase in homeless students and outlines a plan for «truly affordable housing» and a pied - a-terre tax, outside City Hall gates, Broadway and Murray Street, Manhattan.

«The plan announced today is an important milestone on the road to a more just and equitable city, where New Yorkers in every neighborhood will benefit from the opportunities that affordable housing creates.

The city has closed on 52,936 affordable apartments — putting it ahead of schedule on Mayor de Blasio's ambitious housing plan, officials announced Tuesday.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today echoed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for the city to put up more money toward the City University of New York system — but backed Mayor Bill de Blasio's criticism of the governor's plans to add new layers of state oversight on affordable housing funds and to cut the state's contribution toward Medicaid.

A longstanding East Hampton Housing Authority plan for affordable housing on a vacant 4.6 - acre site on the north side of Montauk Highway in Amagansett underwent preliminary review by the East Hampton Town Planning Board on NHousing Authority plan for affordable housing on a vacant 4.6 - acre site on the north side of Montauk Highway in Amagansett underwent preliminary review by the East Hampton Town Planning Board on Nhousing on a vacant 4.6 - acre site on the north side of Montauk Highway in Amagansett underwent preliminary review by the East Hampton Town Planning Board on Nov. 15.

Mr. de Blasio said he was not worried about an immediate impact on his ambitious affordable housing plan, which has seen 41,000 units financed and secured over two years.

And, when I need, to I'll stand up to developers on delivering affordable housing, ensuring that the London Plan is amended with a 50 % target for affordable homes and measures to ensure that Londoners, not overseas investors, always get first dibs on the homes we build.

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He touted $ 20 million he plans to spend statewide on homelessness and supportive and affordable housing, and planned revamps for Penn Station and the Javits Center, saying he was offering «unprecedented resources.»

He'd created a string of real estate corporations (including Emerge Construction, Emerge Real Properties, LLC, and Emerge Historic Residential Community I, II and III) and planned to focus on inner city development and renovating historic buildings into «affordable» housing

In his State of the City address, the mayor made it clear his focus this year will be on his affordable housing plan — which will require plenty of help from Albany, where rent laws are set to expire later this year.

Community groups are asking the City Council to delay hearings set for next week on Mayor de Blasio's ambitious but controversial affordable housing plan.

James S. Rubin, Commissioner / CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal said, «Woodrow Wilson Townhomes is one of the first Mitchell - Lama developments to complete renovation through Governor Cuomo's $ 1 billion House New York plan, which is on track to create and preserve more than 14,300 affordable homes across the state.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Seventeen months after outlining a bold plan to remake the housing opportunities for queer seniors nationwide, SAGE or Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders announced it has the financing in place to put shovel to earth on two affordable housing developments — one in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and the other on -LSB-...]

The mayor didn't mention any of that Monday, focusing on his theme of reducing income inequality, giving unions credit for the passage of his affordable housing plan and paid sick leave.

The $ 145.3 billion spending plan increases school aid next year by just under $ 1 billion (which school boards say is not enough) and over the next five years commits to build thousands of units of affordable housing for the homeless, contribute $ 8.3 billion to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, spend $ 22 billion on upstate roads and bridges, cut taxes for small businesses and create a rebate for Thruway toll payers.

On Sunday, de Blasio rallied support at Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn around his affordable housing plans, placing Albany as a road block.

Pat Purcell, a member of UP4NYC and the executive director of the Great NY Laborers - Employers Cooperation & Education Trust with the Laborers, said Mr. de Blasio's plan «will not provide middle class wages to the workers employed on what will remain mostly taxpayer subsidized luxury housing, and it will not significantly increase affordable housing production for New Yorkers who need it most.»

Officials on Wednesday argued in favor of the city's plan to rezone East New York, saying it will keep locals in the area and create much - needed affordable housing.

The $ 10 billion HouseNY 2020 plan boosts state spending on housing programs by nearly $ 5 billion and will create and preserve 100,000 affordable housing units across the state, along with supporting services for New Yorkers seeking affordable housing.

The plan would also aid Mayor de Blasio's goal to add or hold on to 200,000 units of affordable housing, Adams told the New York Daily News.

The U.S. House of Representatives» vote on the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act looms this evening, and some of New York's representatives are still on the fence.

Comptroller Scott Stringer took Mayor Bill de Blasio to task on just about every plan he has to address the city's most pressing issues — including affordable housing, homelessness and the lack of contracts given to minority - and women - owned businesses — in a speech that sounded like a platform for his rumored mayoral run this morning.

On topic questions included whether the administration plans to increase low - income affordable housing production, what actions are required for the administration to count a unit of housing as «preserved», whether housing built with 421 (a) tax credits anywhere in the City should require affordable units, how the de Blasio administration counts housing underway at the end of the Bloomberg administration toward its goal, what was done in this housing complex to «preserve» these units, whether units counted as «preserved» are always on a 30 year agreement, the annual average of 20,000 units created or preserved as set forth in the mayor's ten year goal of 200,000 such units and how money was spent on the 17,000 units created or preserved in 201On topic questions included whether the administration plans to increase low - income affordable housing production, what actions are required for the administration to count a unit of housing as «preserved», whether housing built with 421 (a) tax credits anywhere in the City should require affordable units, how the de Blasio administration counts housing underway at the end of the Bloomberg administration toward its goal, what was done in this housing complex to «preserve» these units, whether units counted as «preserved» are always on a 30 year agreement, the annual average of 20,000 units created or preserved as set forth in the mayor's ten year goal of 200,000 such units and how money was spent on the 17,000 units created or preserved in 201on a 30 year agreement, the annual average of 20,000 units created or preserved as set forth in the mayor's ten year goal of 200,000 such units and how money was spent on the 17,000 units created or preserved in 201on the 17,000 units created or preserved in 2014.

The upcoming battle is reflected on this list by the presence of Albany - centric lawmakers, who the mayor will need to get his affordable housing plan off the ground; real estate industry players, who will no doubt have their deep - pocketed say in the legislative skirmish to come; and the city officials who will lobby hard for tenant - friendly rent laws in the state capital, or cut a few deals that alienate their progressive base.

On 421 - a, Cuomo said he and de Blasio differed «on what we believe about the plan but not the goal,» which both men say is affordable housinOn 421 - a, Cuomo said he and de Blasio differed «on what we believe about the plan but not the goal,» which both men say is affordable housinon what we believe about the plan but not the goal,» which both men say is affordable housing.

I am continuing to work hard on important issues facing Lower Manhattan including ensuring that our Downtown Little League and Soccer League get the field time they need at the B.P.C. ball fields, coming up with an appropriate redevelopment plan for the South Street Seaport, providing adequate funding to NYCHA residents and community programs serving youth and seniors, and maintaining affordable housing in Battery Park City and throughout the district.

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.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi did not comment on the protesters» legislative asks, but disputed their depiction of Cuomo's tenure, saying the governor has put forth «an aggressive» $ 20 billion, five - year affordable housing plan, worked to enhance rent laws and created a Tenant Protection Unit.

Cumbo then went to the mayor's side of City Hall and demanded that de Blasio put the squeeze on the Speaker to get rid of Ede Fox, or else she would oppose the controversial Bedford - Union Armory affordable housing plan, which is already under attack from local politicians.

«While we've certainly battled some headwinds, our affordable housing plan is ahead of schedule and on budget,» the spokesperson, Austin Finan, said in an e-mail.

Community groups are asking the Council to delay hearings set for next week on de Blasio's ambitious but controversial affordable housing plan.

The House of Representatives voted to expand restrictions on abortion, prohibiting individuals and small businesses from claiming federal tax credits through the Affordable Care Act if their health plan includes abortion coverage.

An eight - year legal fight over racial discrimination by New York City in a proposed Brooklyn development is expected to be settled today, after community groups and the de Blasio administration agreed on a new plan for affordable housing for the site.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan could be negatively impacted by the lack of a deal on extending the 421 - a tax break program.

Facing the biggest public forum yet on their affordable housing strategy, de Blasio administration officials defended the plan, saying it is a «game changer.»