Sentences with phrase «saying affordable housing units»

Sanders also called on local governments to «demand more» from developers who receive government subsidies, saying affordable housing units should not return to market value rents after 10 to 20 years as is often done.

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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.

Mr. Cuomo also refused to say if he considered Mr. de Blasio's ambitious plan to create or maintain 200,000 units of affordable housing feasible, and said he did not know if he would speak at a planned rally of building trades workers in Albany next week.

In a press conference Friday night, Cuomo said that the program also releases $ 2.5 billion to create 100,000 units of affordable housing and 6,000 units of supportive housing.

Shephard said that Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to greatly expand the city's number of affordable housing units provides an opportunity for developers to incorporate solar and clean energy into lower - income neighborhoods.

«We also must tell Albany that they have got to stop the hemorrhaging of affordable housing units in New York State and we have to cut off the spigot of those who just go to Albany and serve the developer unit and then come back home and talk about the crisis that's been going on,» she said.

Mr. de Blasio said he was not worried about an immediate impact on his ambitious affordable housing plan, which has seen 41,000 units financed and secured over two years.

I applaud the Mayor's far - reaching 10 - year plan to build and preserve 200,000 affordable housing units throughout our city, and the Church in all boroughs of New York City looks forward to continuing to work with NYC and Mayor de Blasio to help achieve this important affordable housing goal,» said His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York.

«We're losing too many affordable housing units by the current rent regulation,» Mr. Cuomo said, estimating the loss to be roughly 10,000 annually.

Alcántara said that if voted into Albany, she would push for more housing developments featuring 100 percent affordable units to help low - income residents.

«This governor has spent his entire career in public service fighting homelessness and building affordable housing and it's under his leadership that New York is implementing an unprecedented $ 20 billion anti-homelessness and housing problem, twice strengthened rent protections with Assembly Democrats and created a tenant protection unit that placed more than 6,000 buildings and 61,000 units back under rent stabilization,» said spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

Last month, Cuomo launched a $ 20 billion, five - year plan to combat homelessness and advance the construction of affordable housing in New York State — supported by the release of $ 2.5 billion in capital funding delivered in the fiscal year 2018 budget, which he said will establish and preserve more than 110,000 units of affordable and 6,000 units of supportive housing over the next five years.

«It erodes the longtime partnership between the City of New York and the owners of rent - stabilized units that ensure affordable housing for millions of New Yorkers,» he said in a statement.

Common Council members say they back inclusionary zoning, which requires new housing to set aside a certain percentage of units as affordable housing.

Critics today, including members of the de Blasio administration and some developers, say that the current program often stimulates luxury housing more than affordable units.

Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been said the subsidies for affordable units would go up due to wage requirements attached to the projects

The mayor has said his proposed changes will help him reach a goal of building 80,000 new units of affordable housing, and preserving another 120,000, over the next decade.

In a statement, the de Blasio campaign said, «Bill de Blasio has put forward the most comprehensive affordable housing plan of any candidate for Mayor — one that will create or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing and require developers to build more permanent affordable units.

The $ 145.3 billion spending plan increases school aid next year by just under $ 1 billion (which school boards say is not enough) and over the next five years commits to build thousands of units of affordable housing for the homeless, contribute $ 8.3 billion to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, spend $ 22 billion on upstate roads and bridges, cut taxes for small businesses and create a rebate for Thruway toll payers.

Cuomo said the new program would create 2,500 units of new affordable housing per year and that he is sending the proposed legislation to lawmakers later Sunday.

«The 120 units here at Schoolhouse Terrace, built by Community Builders and the Yonkers MHA, became a reality thanks to the state's strong commitment to affordable housing» said Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

Westchester County Board of Legislators Chair Ben Boykin said, «The Vienna Senior Apartments, and their 40 units of affordable housing, address a critical need for individuals 62 and older in our communities.

Speaking Thursday at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, de Blasio said the nonprofit had accomplished what it was created to do: Push through proposals such as universal pre-K and his zoning changes to help create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing.

Alicia Glen, his deputy mayor for housing and economic development, said on Monday that a mandated prevailing wage would cost the city 17,000 affordable units through the 421 - a program.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi did not comment on the protesters» legislative asks, but disputed their depiction of Cuomo's tenure, saying the governor has put forth «an aggressive» $ 20 billion, five - year affordable housing plan, worked to enhance rent laws and created a Tenant Protection Unit.

«We would not have build thousands and thousands of affordable units of housing in the city of New York if we didn't have the 421 - a program,» Klein said.

De Blasio's affordable housing plan allocates fewer units for the poorest households in the city than his predecessor, Mike Bloomberg's did, according to a new study — frustrating advocates who say they supported him because he promised to help the neediest.

Councilwoman Metzger said, «I would like to see consideration for some percentage of the units to be more affordable, or senior citizen housing,» but the Fakirises refused to commit to such a provision, saying that they set high standards for their tenants» creditworthiness and references.

«We supported the principle of prevailing wage,» said Hector Figueroa, president of SEIU Local 32 BJ, the building workers union, «but we always understood that in the construction of affordable housing units there had to be an understanding between the industry and the construction unions.»

The mayor said he sympathizes with residents» concerns about gentrification, development and displacement but echoed his longstanding argument that there are two options: either «do nothing» and watch rents increase and people get displaced or «do something» and at least create new affordable units when developers build luxury housing.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's perplexed as to why community residents are rejoicing over the City Council's vote to reject to the Sherman Plaza rezoning proposal in Inwood — arguing it is «not a win for the community» because developers could now erect housing with no affordable units.

Separately, on de Blasio's citywide zoning changes before the council to mandate below - market - rate housing, she said that she «definitely» expects to see tweaks, such as units that are more affordable to those with lower incomes.

«We have very few affordable housing units for working families,» Herzig says.

While many residents at Tuesday night's Southold Town Board meeting agreed that having affordable housing for the area's workers and retired population is important, others said they feared how a proposal to increase the number of units allowed in an affordable housing development will change the North Fork's rural character.

Spinola said some form of the program will be necessary as Mayor Bill de Blasio embarks on his ambitious initiative to build 80,000 affordable housing units within a decade.

«I have often said that if all that ends up happening is that the county builds these affordable housing units [to satisfy the settlement], and then never builds affordable housing again, this would not have been successful,» she said.

Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes said: Bellamy Commons is an adaptive reuse win - win for its tenants and the surrounding community as it includes 30 units of affordable rental housing, a museum, and the local offices of the NAACP.

Besides, Bill de Blasio is a proven leader who is used to coming from behind,» said Assemblymember Gabriela Rosa, who pointed to the candidate's promise to create thousands of additional units of affordable housing, as well as his emphasis on providing universal pre-kindergarten.

«We can talk about building hundreds of thousands of new affordable housing units, but if we're losing the same housing units on the other side, then we have a zero - sum game,» said Mr. Stringer, recalling a report by his office that discovered the loss of 400,000 units renting for $ 1,000 or less over the past 12 years.

Officials said they do not currently have a timeline for the rest of the construction, including a proposed school and affordable housing units.

«As I've said, over the last couple of decades we've lost several hundred thousand units of affordable housing.

I thought there were good ideas,» said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who applauded Quinn's focus on early education and the need for more and higher - quality affordable housing units.

But about a week ago, multiple sources said Cuomo's office informed the de Blasio administration that the governor was considering diverting the entire pot of money elsewhere and leaving the city with nothing, just as city officials were preparing to close on financing for the latest batch of affordable housing units.

City officials said they chose not to issue the bonds because the revenue from the market - rate apartments in the project is expected to finance the affordable housing units.

«As we create these hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units, we also make sure they are done by qualified, professional programs and builders and workers,» she said, insisting that union construction is safer and of superior quality.

In a statement to Politico, he said the bill would help prevent landlords from renting affordable housing units as illegal hotels, «and those who use the site without breaking the law will have no problem giving their name to the city.

«I am thrilled to be providing $ 1.2 million from my capital funding budget towards the construction of 56 - unit - co-op project in Williamsbridge,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «Creating affordable housing units for our residents is a top priority for my administration, and it is with a great pleasure that I welcome Habitat for Humanity New York City back to The Bronx and support their efforts to build affordable homes for our families.»

In one passage of the written transcripts from June 2015, Astorino says «HUD is trying to change the rules of the agreement in the middle of the game... as part of the settlement the county has to build 750 units of affordable housing in 31 eligible communities... In the middle of the game we get a letter from HUD saying, «not good enough, not good enough, we want you to do X, Y, Z.»»

«We have taken hundreds of thousands of affordable units off the rent rolls and made them into luxury housing,» said Silver.

Quinn also said that WIN is «very grateful to Governor Cuomo» — her return to public service after her failed bid for mayor was as an advisor to Cuomo and she serves on a state homelessness task force — and she praised him for finally giving his OK to release $ 2 billion in funding for the creation of more than 100,000 affordable and supportive housing units in the state over the next five years.