Sentences with phrase «with affordable housing advocates»
Two potential Democratic primary challengers to Cuomo — former state Sen. Terry Gipson and NYC Councilman Jumaane Williams — are teaming up with affordable housing advocates to attack the governor for not doing enough to protect tenants.
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Having partnered with Brian for years when he served in the State Assembly, I know he will a powerful advocate for our community by funding and promoting equity and diversity in our public schools, preserving and expanding affordable housing, and promoting services for seniors and New Yorkers of all ages.»
With their affordable housing in jeopardy, tenants are hearing mixed messages from legislators and advocates.
Advocates for the bill said that the affordable housing would have offered over 11,000 New Yorkers living with HIV / AIDS critical relief.
Reyna, an advocate for affordable housing, recently pushed an agreement with Rheingold Brewery developer Read Property Group to include «permanently affordable» housing units in the Bushwick building.
«Affordable housing is at crisis levels in our city, with vacancy rates in the single digits,» said public advocate Letitia James.
At 11 a.m., dozens of of housing advocates and tenants will join with elected officials to announce a «scathing new report that exposes statistical evidence of Airbnb's negative impact on affordable housing in NYC,» Public Advocate Tish James will speak, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
«He has put forward a community - led vision to increase and protect affordable housing in upper Manhattan, employing underutilized manufacturing space to better use,» Murphy said, adding that Rodriguez has also «united disparate community organizations to advocate and organize with one voice through the Northern Manhattan Agenda.»
New York, NY — Habitat for Humanity New York City, a major affordable housing developer and advocate for affordable homeownership in New York City, in conjunction with the Almat Group and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development today celebrated the groundbreaking of Sydney House, a 56 - unit affordable development in Williamsbridge, located in north centralhousing developer and advocate for affordable homeownership in New York City, in conjunction with the Almat Group and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development today celebrated the groundbreaking of Sydney House, a 56 - unit affordable development in Williamsbridge, located in north centralHousing Preservation and Development today celebrated the groundbreaking of Sydney House, a 56 - unit affordable development in Williamsbridge, located in north central Bronx.
Homeless advocates are disappointed with the apparent failure, in the final hours of the session, to follow through with the bulk of Governor Cuomo's plan to spend $ 2 billion on supportive and affordable housing.
He wouldn't weigh in on whether tenant advocates were right to be angry with Mr. Cuomo over rent regulations --» that issue is still being debated right now» — nor on how he thinks a straight extender on 421a for six months will affect his affordable housing plan, again insisting there was «real dialogue» going on and that his focus was on increasing the amount of affordable housing requiring through the tax break.
This is a «tremendous achievement for the affordable housing community,» according to industry accounting firm Novogradac, which has joined with housing advocates to educate legislators about the strengths of the program.
Moderated by Evergreen chair and community leader Helen Burstyn, affordable housing advocates Councillor Ana Bailão of the City of Toronto, Stephen Deveaux, VP of land development, Tribute Communities and Terry Cooke, president, Hamilton Community Foundation, agreed that partnerships with the private sector are vital to growth in the affordable housing sector.
That recalculation and some proposed program eliminations aren't sitting well with advocates for people who need affordable housing.
In 2007, DTC started partnering with Cornerstones, an organization that advocates for those in need of affordable housing, child care, and other services, and provides funding for evening child care services to low - income and homeless families.