Sentences with phrase «of public housing»

Throughout the consultations, Indigenous women also expressed concerns about the location of public housing in relation to infrastructure and amenities.

These grants are designated for the substantial rehabilitation or new construction of public housing developments that will increase energy efficiency and environmental performance.

The congressional district has one of the highest concentrations of public housing units in the nation.

A staggering 80 % of public housing tenants lost heat or hot water this winter.

In addition, traditional owners may not be the beneficiaries of the public housing or other public facilities that are built pursuant to the new future act regime.

She promised to help lead the battle for tenant rights, for the survival of small businesses and for the sustainability of public housing.

The program is a response to statistics showing that the city's lowest credit scores tend to be in areas with large black or Hispanic populations and large amounts of public housing residents.

With secure tenure arrangements in place government is accountable for the ongoing condition and maintenance of public housing.

In 2003, the National Endowment for the Arts sponsored an art project involving residents of a public housing complex in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

As an attorney and former chair of the Public Housing Committee she could manage Zoning capably.

Councilman Ritchie Torres of the Bronx, the chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Committee and former chair of the Public Housing Committee, said the city, state and federal government all need to step up to help.

Chicago has demolished many of its public housing projects in the face of criticism.

If the residents of the public housing complexes, if they were powerful and wealthy, do you think it would take four years to get a boiler fixed or not,» he said,» without mentioning de Blasio by name.

De Blasio fired back at Cuomo over his criticism of the city's management of its public housing stock, questioning the governor's knowledge and familiarity with what's even happening at the New York City Housing Authority.

Shola Olatoye, the embattled head of New York City's Housing Authority, the nation's largest system of public housing stock, is resigning amid increasing public scrutiny of her tenure and twin crises over lead paint and a lack of heat in city - run apartments.

Publicly, he has stood shoulder - to - shoulder with black and Latino residents and decried the state of public housing in New York City as a «civil - rights abuse.»

«We have control over thousands and thousands of public housing units that should be going to the most vulnerable and with the most immediate housing needs.»

A slew of city officials, with the notable exception of Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined Mr. Cuomo onstage when he signed the executive order earlier this month in the crowded gymnasium of a public housing development in East Harlem.

Last year, de Blasio asked the Legislature for $ 300 million in new funding to help make capital improvements at the New York City Housing Authority, the crumbling system of public housing with a multi-billion dollar deficit.

Syracuse - Green gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins stood in front of a demolished public housing site in Syracuse to call for a massive expansion of public housing as a way to make housing affordable in New York State.

There's been a year - over-year increase in the number of public housing tenants suing the New York City Housing Authority for delayed repairs, New York World reported.

The head of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), landlord to more than 400,000 New Yorkers and leader of more than 11,000 employees serving about 178,000 apartments in nearly 2,600 buildings, believes that the future of public housing in the city must be driven by the same type of innovation embodied in its early years.

She particularly did not think it belonged within 600 feet of public housing projects and in the «middle of a park and athletic facility — Asphalt Green — that sees over 675,000 visits a year.»

When head of HUD in the late 90's, Andy took guns out of public housing with his famous Gun Buy - Back Program.

When photographer Peter Steinhauer first moved to Singapore in 2000, it was impossible to avoid the sight of the public housing buildings.

Their Supportive Services Programming fulfills the role of health, wellness and social services coordinator for agencies and facility owners involved in the oversight of public housing.

After months of declaring she would stay in the post, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the departure of the public housing chairwoman in a late - evening statement that tried to stress the positives of her tenure.

After months of declaring she would stay in the post, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the departure of the public housing chairwoman, Shola Olatoye, in a late - evening statement that tried to stress the positives of her tenure.

The official announcement of Shola Olatoye's resignation came Tuesday morning during a tour of a public housing complex with Mayor Bill de Blasio in Far Rockaway.

The Bronx lawmaker, himself a child of NYCHA, said he would like to see New York's developments take part in the program — which is seen as a major step toward the privatization of public housing — even though he acknowledged that it is «controversial» among liberal advocates.

Hawkins decried the decline of public housing options in Syracuse, standing between two weed infested vacant lots.

Speaking in his home base of Syracuse, Hawkins decried the decline of public housing options, standing between two weed - infested vacant lots.

As Assembly Housing Chairman, Wright has led the fight in Albany to increase funding to maintain and improve the quality of public housing for half of million New York residents.

«Thank you for assisting the residents of public housing when it really counted and we needed the help.»

That was the message of public housing residents, community groups and elected officials who rallied at City Hall on Thurs., Jan. 29 to campaign for increased city and state funding for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties.

Caught failing to inspect thousands of public housing apartments for lead paint, NYCHA has launched a mad - dash campaign to get into residences — even if that means breaking in.

New York City has the largest supply of public housing in the country.

The move comes as more local officials, including Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, are calling for NYCHA to develop a long - term policy for the development of public housing land that includes

In a study published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers described a poignant example of this dynamic after they followed nearly 5,000 low - income families who moved out of public housing and into better neighborhoods.

Colorful posters promoting books would appear also on the walls at recreation centers and the common areas of public housing projects.

He cites the example of public housing in the United Kingdom, were people who want to move often face very long waits trying to trade with someone in their desired location.

Among other areas up for review, a large number of public housing programs would be reviewed for inefficiencies... View Article

Painted in 1994, when the issue of public housing failures was being hotly debated, Marshall's works are nuanced representations.

Bartending is quite an old profession and bartenders were initially also owners of public houses.

De Blasio announced the trip Monday — the same day he finally took questions on why the city failed, for years, to follow its own laws and federal rules requiring lead paint inspections of public housing apartments.

Menchaca emphasized the importance of input from all residents, especially the diverse community of public housing residents.

«A 10 - year investment of a billion dollars, though substantial, is hardly sufficient to meet the critical needs of public housing,» Councilman Ritchie Torres said.