Sentences with phrase «preserve affordable»

The Budget also includes $ 10.8 billion for the Project - Based Rental Assistance program, which supports 12 months of funding for rental assistance contracts with public and private owners who maintain affordable rental housing for 1.2 million families, and $ 6.45 billion in operating and capital subsidies to preserve affordable public housing for 1.1 million families.

Create and Preserve Affordable Rental Housing: While homeownership is recovering, middle class and poor renters are facing unprecedented affordability burdens.

Freddie Mac Multifamily is working creatively with lenders and their borrowers to tackle multifamily financing challenges, and to preserve affordable rental housing.

The State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP) provides funds to local governments as an incentive to create partnerships that produce and preserve affordable homeownership and multifamily housing.

The three apartment buildings feature a mix of rent - stabilized and market - rate units, a structure which, according to Rosan, presents a strong opportunity to preserve affordable housing options in buildings with market - rate appeal and amenities.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to preserve the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate says the penalty for individuals who fail to purchase health insurance falls under the federal government's authority to levy taxes.

But the House tax reform proposal would end the private activity bond program, which allows housing finance agencies to issue low - interest, tax - exempt bonds that automatically generate 4 percent LIHTCs when the bonds are used to provide debt financing to build or preserve affordable rental housing.

The Legal Clinic highlighted the efforts of Covington lawyers to help preserve affordable housing in the District of...

API Legal Outreach's Housing Project works on behalf of vulnerable tenants and homeowners to prevent homelessness and preserve affordable housing.

Young, who represents a largely rural area of western New York, said the bill would preserve affordable housing and «provide a huge shot in the arm to the economy because it will create jobs and economic growth.»

The NAN founder insisted that those who attend focus specifically on pushing to preserve the Affordable Care Act, to close the wealth gap and to maintain strong federal oversight of police departments that violate citizens» civil rights.

His group is a member of a coalition of housing advocates called the Partnership to Preserve Affordable Housing, which is pushing for the legislation.

To preserve our affordable housing, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development will lead extensive outreach to owners of rent - regulated apartment buildings to persuade them to take advantage of loans and tax incentives that extend affordability and finance essential repairs.

Also at 11 a.m., the de Blasio administration releases the Housing New York 2.0 plan, laying out new tools and programs to build and preserve affordable homes for 300,000 New York families, up from the previously announced goal of 200,000 homes, 1561 Walton Ave., the Bronx.

The trip included a roundtable discussion with Buffalo Democratic Sen. Tim Kennedy, which included a discussion about women involved in public service and a push to preserve the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

In 2014, New York State Homes and Community Renewal awarded $ 900,000 in annual Low Income Housing Tax Credits to Salina Crossing as part of Governor Cuomo's $ 1 billion House NY initiative to build and preserve affordable housing and revitalize communities.

This area, which is close to the Upper East Side and just saw the opening of a new Q - train stop, is growing in value, and so Brewer recommends that it either be subject to mandatory inclusionary housing requirements or preserve affordable housing in the area in another fashion.

After the loss, he stayed on with Nadler, working as his district coordinator while also volunteering as leader of the Mitchell - Lama Residents Coalition, which sought to preserve affordable housing right around the time Mitchell - Lama properties began aging out of the program.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is backing an effort with fellow state AGs to preserve Affordable Care Act subsidies President Donald Trump's administration wants to end.

The measure was seen as being squarely aimed at Airbnb, the popular online portal for short - term rentals, while lawmakers in favor of the bill insist it is meant to bolster and preserve affordable housing in New York City.

«It will give our city another strong tool to crack down on illegal hotels and preserve affordable housing.»

Just last year it worked with Rodriguez's office to begin the preservation of a long - neglected Inwood building, which Bederman was a good example of the department's work to preserve affordable housing in the district.

It also includes $ 125 million in credits to create and preserve affordable rental properties in New York State — which brought applause from Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has an ambitious plan to build and maintain 200,000 units of below - market housing citywide.

The mayor has also strongly refuted those criticisms, saying he has tweaked «broken windows» policing to focus on those who commit crimes and that his rezoning efforts are the only way to preserve affordable housing in neighborhoods facing unchecked gentrification.

INWOOD — An Uptown coalition composed of local organizations and community groups hosted a public hearing with City Council members to discuss the mayor's plan to rezone city neighborhoods to create and preserve affordable housing.

«As a city we can not in good faith push to build and preserve affordable housing while simultaneously increasing rents and effectively pricing families out of their homes.

«By joining Assembly Democrats in the fight to preserve affordable housing in New York, the governor has made a strong statement that he will not allow this issue to be a political football as this session winds down,» Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, said.

Unlike most celebrity supporters who quietly write checks or splash their names on fundraiser invitations to draw guests, Johansson — whose twin brother Hunter was once a staffer in the borough president's office and whose grandmother worked with Stringer in the 1980s to preserve affordable housing — has become a pivotal part of Stringer's campaign.

«Our mandate from Governor Andrew Cuomo is to create and preserve affordable housing opportunities and revitalize communities Statewide,» said Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner and CEO James S. Rubin.

Liberty was incorporated in 2002 and has a community - based volunteer Board of Directors with a mission to produce, protect and preserve affordable housing.

«In the Assembly, Brian has been a relentless advocate for all New Yorkers, working diligently to get illegal guns off our streets, protect our environment, and preserve affordable housing.»

A new study released Tuesday shows that roughly 900 apartments in Rogers Park have been converted to condominiums each year since 2003, part of a citywide trend that recently prompted Mayor Daley to call for a new campaign to preserve affordable housing.

To create and preserve affordable housing, the report explores ways to use city - owned land and other resources strategically to promote affordable housing in areas where costs are on the rise.

Preserving affordable housing — and easing the displacement of existing residents that often follows these urban economic comeback stories — is the current problem that New York University's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy has been tracking throughout the year.

HCR is committed to preserving affordable housing and improving the fabric of communities across the state.

Though speeches were generally brief — in part as a kindness to those who attended the outdoor ceremony on a bitterly cold day — each speaker managed to hit on that idea of fairness as the goal for the next four years, whether by creating and preserving affordable housing or ensuring that «equal pay for equal work» isn't merely a slogan.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve,» Levitan said in an emailed statement.

Raising the equivalent exemption for rent - regulated tenants was one of the most important actions for preserving affordable housing that New York has taken in recent years, and these same protections must be made available to residents who own their homes.

The land will belong to the resident corporation's Members in perpetuity — while preserving affordable housing in a prime Southern Tier location.

Dan Levitan, spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign, responded with the same statement he gave to The Post: «Under Mayor de Blasio, Crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the City is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

Joe Seeman, a MoveOn organizer from Saratoga County, said the protest was aimed at defeating Buerkle in the November election and preserving the Affordable Care Act, the health care program passed under the Obama administration.

The TPU preserves affordable housing by detecting and curtailing patterns and practices of landlord fraud and harassment through audits, investigations, and impactful legal actions.

She spoke recently at an event dedicated to preserving the Affordable Care Act as well as a protest against immigration orders at Hancock International Airport Sunday.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

The measure is meant to provide a certain amount of units in a development are set aside at below market rates as a means of preserving affordable housing in New York City.

Robert is a fearless advocate for protecting tenants and preserving affordable housing, and he doesn't care how powerful the opposition is, he just doesn't care.

Habitat for Humanity New York City transforms lives and communities by building and preserving affordable homes with hardworking families — and by uniting all New Yorkers around the cause of affordable housing and homeownership.

De Blasio spokesman Dan Levitan wouldn't comment on the possibility of running against Donovan, but cited a record the mayor will run on next year that includes, «crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.»

«As a State Senator,» he explained, «I will fight for the things that matter to New Yorkers: strengthening rent laws and preserving affordable housing, increasing access to quality schools, safeguarding the environment, promoting economic and social justice, preventing violence in our communities, and creating a fairer and more accessible political process.»

De Blasio said Monday that the difficulty of preserving affordable housing shouldn't «discourage» developers like Genesis.