Sentences with phrase «housing tenant leaders»

The monitor will be picked in consultation with the City Council and public housing tenant leaders — but not with any input from Mayor de Blasio.

The monitor will be picked by the City Council and public housing tenant leaders in consultation with Mayor de Blasio.

Not exact matches

«Westchester County faces a crisis of housing affordability, and we need a true progressive leader at the helm of county government to fight for working families,» said Michael McKee of Tenants PAC.

This week, New York City Housing Authority tenants who are leaders of Metro Industrial Areas Foundation and New York City council members will launch an inspection tour of NYCHA properties citywide to highlight dangerous conditions in their homes and apartment buildings.

«Assemblyman Keith Wright is a leader in the fight for tenant rights and affordable housing,» said Randreta Ward, a former chair of the Riverton Tenants» Coalition, in a statement provided by Wright's campaign.

David's missive asserted that Johnson had agreed that the city should kick in $ 400 million toward the MTA's emergency construction plan — against de Blasio's wishes — and that the state would withhold $ 200 million in funding from the Housing Authority until the mayor, council and tenant leaders picked a private contractor to undertake repairs.

A New York City Housing Authority tenant leader also attacked Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, the wife of an investment banker, for leading school children in a cheer claiming their parents could afford the fee at a recent rally in support of the proposal.

A New York City Housing Authority tenant leader tore into Manhattan Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal for leading chants claiming families can afford a proposed 10 - cent fee on plastic bags at a rally in favor of the measure earlier this week.

Joseph Mascia was suspended as a tenant commissioner at the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority pending a hearing to determine whether he will be removed altogether for his racist rant against the city's black leaders.

It is unlikely all of them will be on the ballot at the time of the primary, but of the ones that appeared before us, we should be aware that Rosie Mendez, an attorney, former tenant advocate specializing in housing issues, and District Leader, leads the pack, with the strongest organization and a battery of endorsements by government leaders including Reps. Velázquez & Maloney, Assemblymembers Glick & Sanders, Senators Connor & Krueger, Council Member Christine Quinn and many of the state committee members and district leaders from all over the Lower East Side and the East Side.

NYCHA tenants who are leaders of Metro Industrial Areas Foundation and New York City Councilmembers launched an inspection tour of NYCHA properties citywide to highlight dangerous conditions in homes and apartment buildings inside public housing.

Following the release of funds for the first 6,000 supportive housing units in the completed budget, advocates, supportive housing tenants, and homeless New Yorkers gathered to thank State leaders for this historic investment in a proven solution to homelessness.

Sergio Cuevas, a tenant leader for the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, said most tenants show up to housing court clueless and scared.

According to a press release his office sent out on Friday: «New York City tenants, housing advocates and clergy and community leaders [will be]... chanting slogans, waving placards and criticizing so - called advocacy groups as being out of touch with the needs of tenants in poor and middle class neighborhoods.»

A form letter created by two New York City Housing Authority staffers has been circulated to tenant associations, urging that they sign a petition praising Olatoye as a great leader.

Tenant organizer Michael McKee attended two meetings last spring with Glen, city Housing Commissioner Vicki Been and three dozen real - estate industry and community leaders at City Hall.

In a lawsuit, tenant leaders representing the 400,000 people living in public housing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulhousing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulHousing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulations.

Engage and organize West Bronx tenants and community leaders onto a united and community - centric platform focused on effectively advocating for practices and policies that protect our affordable housing stock and the families that live in those apartments.

The Coalition plans to collaborate with local housing advocates, community leaders, and upstanding landlords that are committed to their tenants in an effort to combat practices and policies that are exacerbating the housing crisis in the West Bronx and creating extensive hardship to its residents.

Martin Westgate QC Respected leader of the housing and public law teams and widely considered to be a go - to silk for tenants and applicants.