Sentences with phrase «how affordable housing issues»

The annual survey, which measures how affordable housing issues affect consumers, also found that more than three quarters of renters (77 percent) said they would be less likely to buy a home if they were required to put down a 20 percent down payment on the home, and a strong majority (71 percent) believe a 20 percent down payment requirement could have a negative impact on the housing market.

Not exact matches

Cuomo also wants lawmakers to take up a series of issues that range from funding affordable housing and a hate crimes task force to overhauling how procurement procedures are conducted.

«I am proud of the work we have done together to address issues of affordable housing, the need to raise the minimum wage and how to help Bronxites returning from prison to re-enter our community,» Rivera wrote.

The Democrats collided on a variety of issues in 2014 and earlier this year, including funding for Mr. de Blasio's universal prekindergarten expansion, affordable housing at Sunnyside Yards and how high New York City's minimum wage should be.

The debate's tenor proved more subdued than spirited, with the candidates pointing out how the issues of affordable housing, criminal justice reform and gun reform were their shared top concerns.

Part of the campaign included a public service announcement video, and discussions with students on how issues like the cost of public colleges, the minimum wage, affordable housing, and the cost of a MetroCard are impacted by who is in elected office.

Many were glad the mayor was giving more attention to the affordable housing issue than his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, but argued the de Blasio administration, particularly in East New York, Brooklyn, needs to slow down the rezoning process so residents in the area can have more of say in how their neighborhoods are reshaped.

There is, though, the issue of mayoral control of New York City schools, which will expire at the end of June unless it is renewed, and whether Cuomo and legislative leaders can reach a memorandum of understanding around how $ 2 billion in budget money targeted for affordable housing will be spent.

He wouldn't weigh in on whether tenant advocates were right to be angry with Mr. Cuomo over rent regulations --» that issue is still being debated right now» — nor on how he thinks a straight extender on 421a for six months will affect his affordable housing plan, again insisting there was «real dialogue» going on and that his focus was on increasing the amount of affordable housing requiring through the tax break.

What if you attend a local meeting with elected officials on the issue of affordable housing to better comprehend how many people in your community are affected by housing instability and inconsistent tenant rights for renting pet owners?

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