AGENCY TESTIMONY
HPD's role in job creation and workforce investment
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HPD expands opportunities for New Yorkers by creating affordable housing and good jobs with fair wages, taking their economic development function seriously. The administration successfully negotiated higher wages for workers on new housing built with the 485x tax incentive program.
- HPD creates stability through accessible, affordable housing
- The agency is committed to creating good jobs with fair wages
- Higher wages were negotiated for workers on 485x tax incentive program projects
Ahmed Tigani
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HPD expands opportunities for New Yorkers when we are building housing and creating accessible, affordable housing that creates stability for individuals and families that deserve that stability.
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We are also creating good jobs with fair wages and investing in the city's workforce.
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We take that economic development function seriously.
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The administration successfully negotiated for higher wages for workers on new housing built with the 485 x tax incentive last spring.
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We are proud of that commitment and that mixed income housing created as a result of the 485x program will create many more good paying jobs.
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But our primary focus is on building and preserving accessible affordable housing for New Yorkers who so desperately need it.
