Sentences with phrase «helped city housing officials»

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What: Convicted of bribery and official misconduct in 2008 for offering to help a developer acquire city land if he built her house for free.

Though shrinking federal subsidies have severely curtailed the city's ability to offer affordable housing in the past, city officials spoke hopefully about favorable leadership on federal and state levels that might help to restore some of that long - lost funding.

Airbnb has come under fire from elected officials and affordable housing advocates in New York, who say the company is helping operate illegal hotels and potentially driving up the cost of housing throughout the city.

The governor also did not deny that he was the «top Cuomo administration official» quoted in the Daily News questioning de Blasio's strategy as he pushed to renew his control of the city's schools and restructure and reauthorize a real estate tax subsidy to help him build more affordable housing.

The tax is projected to raise roughly $ 200 million per year, which will help plug a $ 1.9 billion gap in the mayor's $ 42 billion affordable housing plan, city officials said.

Diane Russell, a Portland state representative who had promoted ranked choice across the country for Fair Vote, the national election reform advocacy group, helped convince officials in her home city to embrace it for mayoral elections in 2010, and began pushing for it at the State House.

Motherboard chats with NYC public housing official Rasmia Kirmani - Frye about why public housing is so important to cities, and how smart tech can help it.

In addition, we've met with city officials, developers, and community development groups to help them understand how tiny houses can be a good example of urban infill and serve as a small component of affordable housing strategies and creative arts spaces in cities.