Sentences with phrase «such as affordable housing»

We are the voice toward different levels of government and we need to speak about issues such as affordable housing, GST and the transfer tax.»

«We tailor the impact investment portion of the portfolio based on the priorities of our clients, so environmentally focused clients may have different impact investments than clients who are focused on issues such as affordable housing or diversity,» says TFC Chief Investment Officer Daniel Kern, CFA.

The Mint Blog, on the other hand, examines the possibility of good debt, such as affordable housing, education and a car to get to work.

Should taxpayers underwrite special benefits to attract new teachers, such as affordable housing, expanded maternity leave and tax breaks?

LHG: Would you favor BDCC taking positions on issues confronting our City and State and nation such as affordable housing, immigration, police accountability.

My work as a community activist on issues such as affordable housing, my background as a member of the Democratic State Committee, and my experience working for Democratic elected officials such as Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, since my days in college, leave me with a deep appreciation and respect for the role working men and women play in making this the Empire State.

«I look forward to working on intractable issues such as affordable housing and homelessness.»

Regional Investments to Move New York City Forward - Investments in New York City's outer boroughs - $ 50 million investment in the Montefiore Health System - Transform health and wellness in Brooklyn through measures such as affordable housing with «features such as exercise rooms, rooftop gardens, and health clinics,» the expansion of New York's Land Bank Program, and the establishment of «Brooklyn as a primary location for the FreshConnect Mobile Markets and FreshConnect Checks program expansion to increase access to healthy foods in the area.»

Referrals on topics such as affordable housing, foreclosures, and tenant harassment will also be available.

Throughout his career in public service, Scott M. Stringer has dedicated himself to building a strong middle class for New York City, taking on critical issues such as affordable housing, school overcrowding and public safety.

As the population in this city expands, not only does city government need to tackle issues such as affordable housing for new residents, but also providing modes of transportation and preventing city streets from becoming overly congested.

Housing needs, such as affordable housing and housing for special populations (the homeless, the elderly, disabled persons, persons living with AIDS, and public housing residents), and community and economic development needs, such as transportation, jobs, community facilities and infrastructure (sewer, water and roads), will be prime topics for discussion at the forums.

Similar projects such as Affordable Housing projects — Wa, Tamale, Koforidua, Asokore Mampong — were all abandoned.

The Government's emphasis on empowering local communities will help those communities to find locally appropriate solutions to key issues such as affordable housing.

JPMorgan reported a net $ 2.4 billion charge, made up of the impact of repatriation of overseas earnings and adjustments to tax - oriented investments such as affordable housing and energy, but also offset partly by a revaluation of the firm's deferred tax liabilities rather than assets as at other firms.

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Increasing short - term corporate rentals that go for above - market rent could make affordable permanent rental options in a pressurized housing market such as San Francisco's even more scarce.

In addition to mortgage insurance, it also issues mortgage - backed securities and pursues a variety of social policy agendas at the behest of Ottawa, such as disseminating information on regional housing markets, improving access to affordable housing and encouraging energy efficiency in new homes.

The House's move is part of a broader GOP agenda - such as the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act - to reduce the size and influence of the federal government on everyday life.

The Liberals boasted that the budget included a gender analysis of its measures that highlighted how investments in areas such as child care, caregiver assistance and affordable housing would benefit women.

To do this, we must take a look at all the factors that play into safeguarding our community from devastation, such as developing smart infrastructure, increasing mobility options, addressing the affordable housing crisis and closing the income inequality gap that is fueling high levels of poverty throughout Miami - Dade County.

For instance, In cities with super competitive housing markets, such as San Francisco, the average closing cost for borrowers is $ 10,798, while more affordable areas such as Milwaukee may see closing costs as low as $ 1,863 on a $ 200,000 mortgage.

Both domestic and international student numbers keep growing, especially in Western provinces such as B.C. creating a strong demand for affordable but high - quality student housing.

Students attending universities such as the University of British Columbia (UBC) have had difficulty finding affordable student housing.

That means taking such steps as investing in affordable housing projects or advocating for zoning changes to make housing easier to build, the survey found.

Increases in social security expenditure largely reflect problems or policies outside social security itself, such as high unemployment, lack of affordable childcare and the deregulation of the housing market.

Throughout his campaign, de Blasio touted his achievements such as implementing Universal Pre-K for three - year - olds, free legal support for tenants and adding to the city's affordable housing stock.

Such bonds function as an alternative to direct public financing of housing projects: Since interest income on PABs is tax exempt, investors are willing to buy them at very low interest rates, and this makes it relatively affordable for states, municipalities, and nonprofits to finance housing (and hospitals, infrastructure, and other public works) through the private capital market.

Community benefits include meeting locally defined goals such as affordable or senior housing, creating or retaining career opportunities, leveraging public / private investment, or generation of additional sources of revenue for local communities.

While Albanese comes from a different camp on policing, there are several issues where de Blasio's two main Democratic challengers agree, such as providing free tuition at CUNY and using a revised local median income to make determinations for affordable housing.

On topic questions included whether the administration plans to increase low - income affordable housing production, what actions are required for the administration to count a unit of housing as «preserved», whether housing built with 421 (a) tax credits anywhere in the City should require affordable units, how the de Blasio administration counts housing underway at the end of the Bloomberg administration toward its goal, what was done in this housing complex to «preserve» these units, whether units counted as «preserved» are always on a 30 year agreement, the annual average of 20,000 units created or preserved as set forth in the mayor's ten year goal of 200,000 such units and how money was spent on the 17,000 units created or preserved in 2014.

Silver has also been viewed as instrumental in securing tax breaks for Billionaire's Row skyscrapers such as One57 in return for affordable housing being built offsite.

The governor proposed several initiatives that brought his platform further left towards liberal issues that de Blasio has been championing — such as increasing the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour, mandating 12 weeks of paid family leave and offering up $ 20 billion over the next five years to address homelessness by providing 20,000 more supportive housing beds and 100,000 units of affordable housing.

BFC also has targeted redevelopment projects, such as the Bedford - Union armory in Crown Heights, which the firm in 2015 announced plans to convert into private townhomes and affordable housing.

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.

He argued that the site was more suitable for a commercial development, such as a big box store, than for affordable housing, an idea proposed by the Koch administration in the 1980s.

This has been achieved through both our affordable housing supply programme, which is on track to surpass our 30,000 affordable homes target, and schemes such as Help to Buy (Scotland) and the Small Developers Scheme, which will support the purchase of over 7500 homes by March 2016.

NEW YORK CITY — Illegal hotel complaints increased 62 percent last year because short - term rental sites such as Airbnb are violating the law, hurting efforts to provide affordable housing and placing the safety of legal tenants at risk, elected officials said Tuesday during a marathon City Council hearing.

With ever - rising costs of living such as skyrocketing housing costs, New York was ranked as the least - affordable state in the nation for child care.

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.

Mayor Bill de Blasio won a second term in a landslide on Tuesday, bringing four more years of Democratic rule to New York City as Council members hope for more action on key issues such as police reform, affordable housing and education.

She says she also sees the plans to be passed by the City Council as a starting point and that she's received commitments from the mayor that agencies such as the Department of Housing Preservation and Development would invest «additional resources» to make projects more affordable.

Cuomo, in fact, scored points with real estate players by extending the 421 - a tax abatement bill that encourages affordable housing development, but also controversially benefited luxury projects such as Extell Development's One57.

The mayor also touted his accomplishments such as the more than 70,000 children enrolled in full - day pre-kindergarten, Police Commissioner James O'Neill's neighborhood policing program and his push for more affordable housing, reminding the audience that the city needs to be inclusive of people of all socioeconomic statuses.

MICHAEL WHITE PHOTO Shirley Covedale at the First Baptist Church of Riverhead property, where she's long pushed to get an apartment complex and community center built to provide affordable housing and other services, such as 24 - hour child care, to East End residents.

«I believe that Rubain is a man with a clear and focused vision to tackle head on the issues impacting residents in the 20th district, such as public safety concerns and NYPD policing reforms; the lack of quality affordable housing; sound and quality education for the youth; and the lack of jobs and unemployment.

Since he's become mayor, the group has collected $ 4 million to support his pet causes such as universal pre-K and affordable housing.

But he touted accomplishments in his first term such as universal prekindergarten, his affordable housing plan — which he recently announced is ahead of schedule — increased high school graduation rates, overall crime being down and a drop in the use of the stop and frisk policing method are rooted in maintaining the city's nature.

He argued the city needed to build on his first - term accomplishments — such as universal preschool, low crime, high test scores and progress on affordable housing — but laid out few brand - new policy plans.

«The mayor is working to help end income inequality in NYC with initiatives that balance the playing field for all New Yorkers, such as free, universal pre-K, paid sick leave, and affordable housing,» she said in an email.

The Progressive Agenda Committee is funded by the Campaign For One New York, the nonprofit group de Blasio started to raise money for his mayoral priorities, such as universal pre-kindergarten and affordable housing.