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The affordable housing crisis is expected to be one of the most pressing and difficult challenges facing the next mayor. In New York City, 42% of renters are rent-burdened, which means they pay more than 30% of their income toward rent. All of the leading democratic candidates have called for new strategies, but Dianne Morales has gone the farthest by proposing a fundamental shift in how the city views affordable housing development treating housing as a public good and moving away from projects that are driven by private developers.
It s an idea known as social housing, which is rooted in European models of government subsidized housing that experts say go far beyond the U.S. version of affordable housing by not only addressing cost but also racial segregation and democratic control by residents. The term has gained traction among the left wing of the Democratic Party in recent years;
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Labor leaders are throwing their weight behind Eric Adams in the New York City mayoral race.
Mr. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, has won three major labor endorsements in the past two weeks, cementing his status as one of the top candidates in the crowded Democratic primary field.
As Mr. Adams rose, Loree Sutton, one of the first women to join the race, dropped out, and the campaigns pushed to qualify for public matching funds. Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate, announced over the weekend that he had raised an impressive fund-raising haul.
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Albany, NY) Today, the Senate Majority will pass its one-house budget resolution that delivers emergency aid to help New York recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and invests in a brighter, more equitable future by fully funding essential services and putting more money in the pockets of working and middle-class families. The Senate resolution increases total school aid by $5.7 billion, provides billions in residential and commercial rental and foreclosure assistance, restores critical funding to our health care system, and jumpstarts our economy with investments in transportation and small businesses. The Senate Majority’s proposal asks the wealthiest New Yorkers to pay their fair share rather than balancing the budget on the backs of working families.
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