Sentences with phrase «question about affordable housing»

The first response on the site came from Council member Brad Lander in response to a question about affordable housing.

Astorino then answered questions about affordable housing and where the County stands with its 2009 settlement with the federal government.

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Cuomo and de Blasio might still talk about continuing the Second Avenue Subway Expansion, building new affordable housing, or making the SUNY college system tuition - free but they're going to face real challenges finding the money to pay for anything new while there's a question mark about funding existing commitments.

Queens Lauds Prioritization of Affordable Housing, Restoration of Rockaway Ferry QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about Mayor Bill de Blasio's 2015 State of the City address: «Mayor de Blasio has outlined a plan that is good for our families and therefore good for Queens.

The county executive answered questions about the Paris Climate Accord, Donald Trump, Andrew Cuomo, and affordable housing

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.

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.

At an affordable housing forum in the Bronx, Weiner responded to a gaggle of reporters asking questions about the Clintons» reported distaste for the spectacle.

The development, known as Astoria Cove, is viewed as a coup by the de Blasio administration and left - leaning City Council members — a about - face on the part of City Councilmembers occasioned by a 7 percent increase in the amount of affordable housing housing to built — and an agreement to use organized labor during the construction phase, even as speculation builds that the developer, Alma Realty, could flip the property and some activists question whether enough affordable housing will be built.

A report released by the city Independent Budget Office has raised questions about the potential effects of the so - called «mansion tax,» a proposed part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing strategy that would levy a 2.5 percent surcharge on the sale price over a threshold of $ 2 million for residential properties.