Sentences with phrase «for public housing»

He says he won't sign the state budget unless it includes «real and immediate remedies» for public housing tenants.

Last week, the governor pledged not to sign any budget that does not include sufficient and immediate remedies for public housing residents.

There has been a major erosion of support for public housing from the State over the last few decades.

In addition, the waiting period is over two years for public housing and four years for privately subsidized housing.

With a conviction on your record, you may have difficulty getting student loans or qualifying for public housing.

Those with limited social skills also had a higher chance of getting arrested, binge drinking, and applying for public housing.

Nevertheless, Houston experienced a severe housing problem with half a million people paying more for housing than they could afford, a large homeless population and long waiting lists for public housing.

Squadron called on the state to devote more money for public housing in the budget.

The councilman, himself a child of NYCHA, praised Mr. Espaillat as one of the foremost advocates for public housing in Albany.

New York City officials, even those who praised Cuomo's executive order on NYCHA, were stunned by one clause: The city must pay for public housing repairs — and it won't be cheap.

Their responses touched on the public assistance cash grant, the need for public housing repairs, public works projects in Yonkers and the Hudson Valley, and more.

In this neighborhood, Mendez was seen during her three terms as a strong advocate for public housing tenants and for affordable housing in a rapidly gentrifying community.

If you live in public housing following divorce, you may be eligible for a public housing resident ownership program through HUD Section 32.

Edwards has had a longstanding commitment to public art, working on projects for public housing and universities since the 1960s, including Homage to My Father and the Spirit (1969) at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Holder of the Light (1985) at Lafayette Gardens, Jersey City, NJ; and Asafokra (1990) at the Utsukushi - Ga - Hara Open - Air Museum, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Applications for public housing from the deserving poor plummeted, and the BHA found it increasingly difficult not to grant space to the undeserving sort of families it had once been able to reject handily.

And the statewide public housing group she works with persuaded Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last year to put $ 2 billion in his budget for public housing improvements throughout New York, including Buffalo, although the State Legislature did not yet agree to free up the money.

Under the Leadership of Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, the Assembly Majority fought hard to secure much needed capital funding for the public housing developments owned and operated by New York City House Authority (NYCHA).

Together, we've secured millions for public housing, storm resiliency, and waterfront parks.

«Model Statement Of Procurement Policy For Public Housing authorities Operating hi New Jersey», (Co-Author)

«The federal government started moving away from support for public housing back in the»80s even.

Developing land owned by the New York City Housing Authority has the potential to generate much - needed revenue for the public housing agency while simultaneously creating more affordable housing, but those benefits drop off abruptly in less affluent neighborhoods, according to a report released today by NYU's Furman Center.

Corp., No. 96CIV8155, 1999 WL 258275, at * 4 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 29, 1999)(considering housing management corporation to be state actor for Privacy Act purposes but finding that Privacy Act does not apply to income verification process for public housing program because of exception created by 42 U.S.C. § 405 (c)(2)(C)(i)-RRB-.»

Affordable housing is a priority for this Assembly and we propose to help address this priority with $ 3.8 million to provide incentives for homeowners to replace fuel tanks and to provide funding to cover additional costs for water and sanitation services for public housing.

This year, the oversight board proposed eliminating subsidies for public housing and nutritional assistance in schools in order to pay back Wall Street creditors.

The company mainly produces cask - conditioned ale with a limited shelf life of four weeks for public houses (50,000 barrels per year, over 8 million litres) but also does a large range of bottled and canned ales with a much longer 12 - to 18 - month shelf life for supermarkets.

Meanwhile, at a Friday event, Governor Andrew Cuomo raised eyebrows about residents paying any rent for public housing.

More than a year - and - a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the nonprofit has raised approximately $ 1.5 million, according to New York City Housing Authority Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye.

Five months after the announcement of NextGeneration NYCHA, the comprehensive overhaul plan for New York City's troubled public housing system, the Fund for Public Housing accepted its first donation.

Despite calls and queries from the City Council, Mayor Bill de Blasio refused again today to account for how his administration would make up for lost dollars from Washington, given looming cuts for public housing, healthcare and other domestic programs under President Donald Trump and the Republican - dominated Congress.

«As federal disinvestment continues to chip away at NYCHA's already stressed budget, the federal, state and city governments must find new revenue streams for public housing, and use those dollars to help achieve a state of good repair at all NYCHA facilities.»

The opponents of the Ferncliff project, I'm told, believe the site should solely be kept for public housing and to aid the area's homeless population.

Daniel Squadron proposed a bill to prevent the NYPD from forcing NYCHA to pay for public housing patrols.

He has also outlined a plan to try to turn around the finances of Health + Hospitals — similar to his effort to do so for public housing, dubbed «Next Generation NYCHA» — to avoid a financial shortfall that his office said would reach $ 600 million by next year and could grow to $ 1.8 billion by 2020.

The day unfolded as a series of public declarations from the governor and Mayor de Blasio presenting alternative narratives about who was doing the most for public housing tenants.

City Hall officials have also called on Cuomo to release $ 200 million for public housing included in last year's state budget and authorize the de Blasio administration to employ «design - build,» a process of combining design and construction work, which they say would expedite repairs by at least 12 months.

She said the tax change would stymie economic development in cities like Syracuse, which have made frequent use of historic tax credits and credits for public housing and nonprofit developments that would be scrapped under the GOP's plan.

Another big issue for public housing tenants throughout the Lower East Side is NextGeneration NYCHA, which calls for building new mixed - income housing alongside existing residential towers.

Marvin Scott speaks to PIX11 News» Monica Morales, who has been out in front of an effort to get help for public housing tenants.

He introduced and enacted legislation on a wide range of issues including expanding job opportunities for public housing residents; protecting the City's affordable housing stock; improving mental health resources for the LGBT community, and establishing work standards for industrial laundromats.

Mr. Cuomo, the mayor said, had acted vindictively toward the city, citing cuts in state financing for public housing and what he called an abrupt ramp - up of state inspections of city homeless shelters «with a vigor we had never seen before.»

The Governor is proposing $ 6.4 million for public housing modernization for the entire state — this is woefully inadequate.

As part of this effort, NED established The Kofi Hormeku Scholarship, a 10 - year commitment of $ 50,000 to the Fund for Public Housing via a collaboration with CUNY and students residing in NYCHA housing in Ocean Hill, Brownsville and East New York.

Fixing the management issues at the authority falls on Mr. de Blasio, yet Mr. Cuomo could make it easier for the authority to buy and install things such as boilers that would improve life for public housing residents, Mr. Torres said.

HUD also sets limits for public housing assistance programs nationwide.

Volunteers perform onsite medical care, conduct wellness examinations, provide dog food, treats, toys, and bedding, as well as nail trims, ear cleaning, and make appointments for spay / neuter and microchipping - a requirement for public housing.

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