[Housing\Trump 2021 Budget]
NYC Delegation: “President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2021 proposed Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) threatens the very future of the housing authority.”
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NEW YORK CITY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SAYS TRUMP’S BUDGET WOULD DEVASTATE NYC HOUSING
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S ‘CITIES RISE’ INITIATIVE WILL AWARD $8 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS
[Housing\”Cities RISE”]
The program (“Cities Rise”) aims to innovatively address and transform blighted, vacant, or poorly maintained problem properties through the use of housing and community data from various state agencies.
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CALIFORNIA FEINSTEIN APPALUDS $1.4 BILLION HOMELESS INITIATIVE BY GOVERNOR NEWSOME
[California\Homelessness]
Governor Newsome: “The State of California is treating homelessness as a real emergency – because it is one. Californians are demanding that all levels of government – federal, state and local – do more to get people off the streets.”
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SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING TO HOUSE HOMELESS
[San Francisco\Homeless\Housing]
Mayor Breed: “Shelter is an important part of our homeless response system and is essential for meeting the immediate needs of our neighbors in crisis, but housing is the solution to homelessness…Addressing this crisis requires more housing at all types, and these 151 homes will make an important difference for those who are ready to start the next chapter in their lives.”
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NEW JERSEY REP. PAYNE ANNOUNCES $11 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DISTRICT
[New Jersey\Housing]
Congressman Payne, Jr.: “We have a serious affordable housing problem in this country.These projects are important to our community because they provide quality housing to the people that need it the most. I am always looking for ways to increase our nation’s affordable housing.”
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BROOKLYN ASSEMBLYWOMAN RICHARDSON ANNOUNCES NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR CENTRAL BROOKLYN
[Housing News\Brooklyn]
The plan for Kingsbrook Estates is part of the $1.4 billion Vital Brooklyn Initiative to transform Central Brooklyn with a new integrated approach that addresses social, economic and health disparities.
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New NeighborWorks America Survey: Homeownership Still Out Of Reach For Many Minorities
[Home-ownership News]
NeighborWorks survey says Blacks and Hispanics find home-ownership difficult to obtain because of their everyday economic situation…
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GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO’s STATEMENT ON SIGNING OF RENT LAW LEGISLATION
[New York Housing News]
Governor Andrew Cuomo called this week’s passed rent regulations “the most sweeping, aggressive tenant protections in state history.”
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AG James Urges Dismissal Of Proposed Housing Rule That Would Leave Consumers Vulnerable To Discrimination
[National Housing News]
New York Attorney General says CFPB should nix new proposed rule that could lead to discrimination and unfair lending in housing…
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