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The Council backs a $212 million proposal for half-price MetroCards for poor families. Mayor de Blasio balks at the price-tag. Why not compromise on free transit for low-income community college…

ByTom Hilliard 3Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing Advocates See Meager Gains, Some Threats in State Budget

There is a $15 million allocation for rental subsidies and a modest allocation for NYCHA, but also language on state oversight that concerns some advocates.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

Congress Spending Package Is Good News for NYC Tenants

(That’s assuming the President doesn’t veto the deal.)

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Mar 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Gov. Cuomo, Don’t Pass a Budget on the Backs of Our Children

‘At a time when the number of children in foster care continues to grow in the rest of the country, New York is a model for keeping children safe.’ Will…

ByKaren Freedman 0Comments

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth NYCHA

UrbaNerd: How Much Support has the State Sent NYCHA?

State payments to NYCHA have soared over the past couple years. But the vast majority of that money is actually Sandy recovery funding from the federal government, not from Albany’s…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Mar 2018

Opinion

CityViews: State Budget Must Protect Tax Credits That Fund Affordable Housing

‘Simply put, the impact of this tax credit deferral would be a reduction in the industry’s ability to build and preserve much-needed housing for low- and middle-income New Yorkers –…

ByJolie Milstein 0Comments

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget

While the drastic cuts to HUD proposed by Trump are unlikely to pass, the future funding levels for the agency remain uncertain.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Feb 2018

NYCHA Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Mayor De Blasio’s Trip To Albany

It’s an annual rite of mid-winter: The mayor of New York City travels to the state capitol to give his take on the governor’s proposed budget, and state legislators pelt…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2018

Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Cuomo’s Housing Budget Must Go Farther, Some Advocates Say

The governor is in the third year of a $20 billion, five-year housing plan and is facing a state budget crunch—but critics say the homelessness crisis demands more action.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jul 2017

Health Opinion

CityViews: Cuts To School-Based Health Clinics Will Hurt The Most Vulnerable

‘New York City’s school-based health clinics are under siege, as funding from New York State was cut significantly in this budget year.’

ByLiz Cohen 0Comments

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