“Alma Realty has agreed to create good jobs for all construction, building maintenance and security workers in Astoria Cove. We encourage the developer to continue working with all stakeholders to meet the communitys affordable housing and infrastructure needs, and we commend Councilman Costa Constantinides for standing firm on the needs of his constituency and of working families across the city.” --Gary LaBarbera, President of Build Up NYC on the agreement that will bring good union jobs and more affordable housing to Astoria Cove development, approved by the the New York City Council Land Use Committee yesterday. More from the The New York Times on a new model for more equitable development in NYC: nytimes/2014/11/13/opinion/a-new-model-for-affordable-housing.html?ref=opinion&assetType=opinion
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:50:09 +0000
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