Sentences with phrase «issues about affordable housing»

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New Democrat housing spokesperson David Eby said it's time that the Christy Clark government stopped just worrying about bad headlines and started taking the issue of affordable housing seriously.

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.

«The 421a issue was really about the fact that this was potentially going to create a big win for [de Blasio's] affordable housing agenda.»

Already in elected office, he has been vocal about supporting immigrant rights, investing in schools, and making affordable housing more accessible, which are predominant issues in District 21.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio may have come to the Capitol on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for help with affordable housing programs and homeless shelter allowances, but he found himself forced to answer a barrage of questions about an unexpected issue as more than a half - dozen lawmakers pressured him to allow a property tax cap in the city.

Affordable housing, actually, the major issue in New York City, something we don't fortunately have to deal with here but that's something I hear about constantly,» Hochul said before joining a group of Tonawanda politicians aboard the Niagara River cruise ship «Grand Lady.»

A Williamsburg native, Reynoso has made affordable housing his top issue, speaking out frequently about the neighborhood's luxury makeover.

In fact, among the intake of over a thousand constituent service requests in my first year at Borough Hall, the # 1 issue was about the need for more affordable housing.

«This is about frustration because (the mainline Dems) are not moving forward on issues that matter like homelessness, affordable housing, education,» he said.

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Labour's candidate Eleanor Tunnicliffe (who all evidence suggests is running a very distant third; and Cambridge - educated, by the way) pointed out that all the (refined) mudslinging about issues such as introducing carpark charges in Richmond Park means both Conservatives and Lib Dems are ignoring important issues like affordable housing.

Instead, the McArthur «Genius Grant» recipient will have a series of paintings he made in and about Hong Kong, in which he opted to depict the dangerously overcrowded public - housing projects dotting the city, tapping into the controversial social issues surrounding its scant availability of affordable living space.

While small homes won't tackle the myriad of complex issues surrounding the affordable housing crisis, it seems that one of the most remarkable things about the simple living movement is not the beautiful tiny homes we so often see.

Survey shows affordable housing is widely supported, although respondents still have concerns about crime and maintenance issues.

We are the voice toward different levels of government and we need to speak about issues such as affordable housing, GST and the transfer tax.»

Tory spoke about the importance of collaboration between government, the private sector and non-profit organizations in achieving results with respect to affordable housing issues.