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Advocates defending the state’s immigrant communities called for several initiatives to be included in the final deal, from expanded tax credits to legal services funding, citing ongoing attacks by the…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Jan 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Expand NY’s Residential Solar Tax Credit

“The money New York State invests to accelerate solar is missing the households and communities that need it the most.”

ByKate Selden

ByAlex Lee 1Comment

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

While State Budget Boosts Child Tax Credit, Advocates See Missed Opportunity to Combat Poverty

Families will be eligible for a supplemental payment this fall if they received the Empire State Child Credit when they filed 2023 tax returns. However, experts say the formula used…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Health Immigration Labor

New York Lawmakers Consider Tax Reforms to Aid ITIN-Filers

Both the Senate and the Assembly have included tax-related reforms in their “one-house” budget proposals that would impact those with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs), often used by immigrant workers.…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Updated Tax Credit Would Help Low-Income Homeowners Afford Solar Panels, Environmentalists Say

Installing residential solar panels requires a hefty upfront investment. In 2023, it cost on average over $36,000 per property before incentives, according to the New York State Energy Research and…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Amid a National Housing Shortage, Congress Must Expand Supply

“There are so many issues that divide our nation, but one thing both Democrats and Republicans clearly understand and agree on is the urgent need for more housing, which is…

ByAdolfo Carrión Jr.

ByEric Enderlin 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Housing and Homelessness News Opinion

Opinion: To Make New York More Affordable, Fix the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

If the 4 percent rate had been fixed, the same set of affordable housing projects that lost $51 million in equity this year would have raised $240 million instead, helping…

ByRachel Fee 1Comment

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May 2019

Opinion

Opinion: After Amazon, in Defense of the Tax Breaks that Make NYC Work

‘As a city and state, we need to be cognizant that losing corporate tax credits would affect many of the things that make New York City what it is. Most…

ByHeidi Burkhart 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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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Report: Thousands of Affordable Units Could Go Market-Rate as Tax Credit Deals Lapse

A new set of threats to affordable housing is looming in New York City, thanks to the Trump administration, the real-estate market and time itself.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

What Immigrant Community Advocates Want in This Year’s New York State Budget