Sentences with phrase «more about affordable housing»

More about his affordable housing plan: Mayor Bill de Blasio promised 200,000 affordable housing apartments, including 50,000 units for New Yorkers earning less than $ 40,000.

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About 75 % of the tax money would go towards funding more affordable housing and the rest towards emergency and shelter services for the homeless.

It's still too early to say much about his affordable - housing plan, but the municipal - ID program has been a huge success; more than 100,000 New Yorkers have applied since its launch in January.

Other initiatives discussed from the Dec. 14th agenda included Brad Hoylman speaking about the negotiations in the NYS Senate regarding the IDC; Laurie Hardjowirigo gave the Voter Reform Committee Report; Nat Johnson gave the Environmental Committee Report by stressing what was learned at the December 4 Future of Renewable Energy Forum; Erik Coler of Affordable Housing recapped the year's achievements by saying this year 42 units had been re-stabilized and he was hoping next year to add 90 more.

About New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) NYS Homes and Community Renewal's (HCR) housing and community development agencies work to create, preserve and improve affordable homes and vibrant communities, in keeping with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's vision of a more inclusive, affordable, sustainable, and resilient New York.

Greenfield said he thinks MIH will eventually live up to the promise of giving developers more certainty about what they can expect when it comes to rezonings and affordable housing.

They'll talk with host Gary Axelbank about decriminalizing low - level offenses, affordable housing, community development and gentrification, education, housing, and much more.

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.

«We believe investing in affordable housing is about more than financing renovation or new construction.

«Some of the changes needed would benefit cities all over the country... I would borrow from Mayor Bloomberg's efforts on gun control... but I have a more economic frame... I'm concerned about getting the federal government back into the mass transit and affordable housing business where it was for a half - century and should be and can be again.»

A campaign would be focused around restoring trust between City Hall and the police, more support for charter schools, and leveraging Massey's connections in the real - estate world and experience with development to spur the creation of more affordable housing, said one person who has spoken with Massey about plotting a possible bid.

«As we talk about developing affordable housing in New York City, rental buildings often dominate the conversation but we need more solutions to enable young families to put down roots and build equity,» said Council Member Andy King.

«We're not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.»

Cuomo pledged a child care tax credit, tuition - free public college for about 80 percent of New York households, more jobs through investment in the private sector and public - private partnership, support for the homeless and funding for affordable housing, all while New York will be vigilant, he said, protecting and promoting the state's progressive social bonafides.

Question topics included financial incentives given by the City to Altronix (which hosted the Mayor for a visit just before the press conference), whether the mayor has concerns about offering such incentives, whether his jobs task force will work with local communities, whether his affordable housing plan conflicts with his plan to enable more manufacturing in the city, what a base livable minimum wage is, whether the mayor is concerned about the possibility that Republicans may control the U.S. Senate next year, whether NY State has done enough to assist NYC in obtaining hazard mitigation money from the federal government, the Mayor's views on items sold at the September 11th Museum gift shop and what the first «tangible» product of the task force will be.

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.

«We're talking about demanding much more from developers, creating much more affordable housing than has ever been created before,» he said.

E-readers are a luxury for a lot of people, so making it more affordable is a step in right direction to get people with kids, houses, cars, food and other things that come first to think about getting one.

Find out more about the first one, which addressed the effects of gentrification and affordable housing, and be sure to attend the next discussion, taking place at Radio Bushwick this Sunday, April 27th, at 5 pm.

Meet like - minded people, learn about the Tiny House movement, affordable housing, protecting the environment and so much more!

A nationwide coalition of organizations, Transportation for America is also calling for a a revamped system of transportation in America, including federal help in retrofitting unsafe urban roads, complete streets for cars, cyclists and pedestrians, more local and democratic decision - making and using transport to create affordable housing and jobs (they are talking about over 20 million new jobs in building new infrastructure and repairing the old).

Moreover, because of Craigslist, information about affordable housing, as well as housing where protected classes are welcome — are more widely disseminated than ever before.

About 4 million very - low - income renters still spend more than half their income for housing, and the number of units affordable to those renters fell from 1.9 million in 1991 to 1.5 million in 1995.

The council's creative talent committee has bandied about a plan that would draw young artists to the areas by offering more affordable housing.

Despite the rising prices commonly frequently seen in walkable areas, those communities are inherently more affordable since individuals living in walkable areas usually spend about 43 percent of their income on housing and transportation, as opposed to those living in non-walkable areas, who spend about 48 percent.

LSTAR's president Barb Whitney says, «From being active in Keep London Growing, to advocating for affordable housing, to raising awareness about the dangers of asbestos - tainted vermiculite insulation, to chairing the 2001OHF Provincial Hockey Championships... and more, Mike hit every mark and then some.

That will add up to about 29,000 more units of affordable housing over the next 10 years.

The strongest concentration of those that did feel positive about buying are homeowners in the South and Midwest where housing is more affordable.

Meanwhile, current homeowners, older consumers, and those living in more affordable housing markets in the Midwest and Southern regions express the most optimism about buying.

Spurring new housing will be Millennials thinking about buying their first homes, baby boomers downsizing or retiring to new ones and the perceived need for more affordable housing, especially in New York and San Francisco, according to «Emerging Trends.»