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    City Officials Support New Rent Subsidy Program

    City Council  •  Rent Subsidies  •  Citywide
    City Council Members and the Public Advocate at a rally on Nov. 22, 2016. Image Credit: Council Member Stephen Levin.

    City Council Members and the Public Advocate at a rally on Nov. 22, 2016. Image Credit: Council Member Stephen Levin.

    City Council Members and Citywide Officials formally endorse Home Stability Support legislation. On November 22, 2016, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James and thirty members of the City Council formally endorsed the promulgation of the Home Stability Support program. The announcement was made at an afternoon press conference and rally on the steps of City Hall. The event was co-hosted by the Public Advocate and Council Member Grodenchick, and included speeches by Council Members Crowley, Levin, Gentile, Richards, Reynoso, and Williams. The proposed program has been long championed by State Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi who represents the Forest Hills area of Queens in Albany. (more…)

    Tags : Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Stephen Levin, Home Stability Support, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James
    Date: 11/29/2016
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    Astoria Cove Developers Testify Before City Council

    City Council  •  Zoning Text Amendment  •  Astoria, Queens
    Architect rendering of the proposed Astoria Cove development project.  Image Credit:  Studio V

    Architect rendering of the proposed Astoria Cove development project. Image Credit: Studio V

    Council Members questioned the developers on the project’s affordability and use of union labor. On October 20, 2014 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on the proposed Astoria Cove development project. The project, which would create a new mixed-use development of 1,700 apartments, commercial space, a school, a supermarket, and parks, was approved by the City Planning Commission over opposition by both Queens Community Board 1 and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.

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    Tags : Alma Realty, Astoria Cove, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Costa Constantinides, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Studio V, Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee
    Date: 10/23/2014
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