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There is a Future for Low-Income Housing in NYC – If We Work for It!
At this morning’s breakfast forum: “Is There a Future for Low-Income Housing in New York City?”, panelists and audience members had a wide-ranging and animated discussion about constraints and opportunities for achieving the goals of Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan. HPD’s Brent Meltzer, a housing preservation specialist and Assistant Commissioner for Community Partnerships,…
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News Round-up
To the weekend! February’s slowly passing by and NYC’s sticking to record-breaking lows. Here’s some news from this past week: How can teachers unions expand their self-conception, looking at the interests of the whole working class? Bob Peterson offers some ideas via Portside. Want more on labor and education? Check out the latest issue of…
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Friday at Murphy: Is There a Future for Low Income Housing in New York City?
Join us on Friday, February 20th, 2015 8:30 to 10:15 am The highlight of Mayor de Blasio’s State of the City address on Tuesday was his affordable housing initiative, starting with East New York, one of the city’s least well-served neighborhoods. His words were greeted with demands for more details, particularly with regard to balancing…
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Black families’ middle-class crisis
This article originally appeared on The Hill. By Basil Smikle Jr. Congressional Democrats are looking to renew and refine their support for the middle class through increased wage schemes and tax policies. But a spate of current research paints a disconcerting picture of America’s shrinking middle-income households and reveals particular struggles for black Americans, for whom…
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