Housing Affordability & Homeownership
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">OpEd: Con Edison's Rate Hike A Direct Attack on Brooklynites
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- 1 month ago
New York City has long been an expensive place to live, but in recent years, affordability has gone from a challenge to a crisis. Rents are still too damn high and continue to soar, grocery prices feel like mortgage payments, and wages have not kept pace. Now, to make matters worse, Con Edison and National Grid are proposing rate hikes that will further squeeze working families, low-income households, and an already shrinking middle class.
- OpEds
- 1 month ago
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">Khari Edwards champions affordable housing for Brooklyn
- Housing Affordability & Homeownership
- 2 months ago
Khari Edwards, candidate for Brooklyn Borough President, believes in redefining what affordability means for Brooklyn’s residents. "As Borough President, I can help reshape affordability by shifting away from exclusionary development," he says. Edwards is committed to giving local communities more say, proposing that community boards regain influence over planning decisions. His plan includes adding more Borough President-appointed members to the City Planning Commission to ensure that local voices guide Brooklyn’s growth.
- Housing Affordability & Homeownership
- 2 months ago