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IL SINDACO DI NEW YORK ADAMS SVELA UN PIANO PER AIUTARE LE ORGANIZZAZIONI ITALY WANTS 8 ARTWORKS PLUNDERED BY
RELIGIOSE A COSTRUIRE ALLOGGI PIÙ CONVENIENTI A NEW YORK NAZIS BACK FROM BELGRADE
NYC MAYOR ADAMS UNVEILS PLAN TO HELP FAITH-BASED (Continued from page 9) the fifteenth, sixteenth and 17th
ORGANIZATIONS BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NYC to, Paolo Veneziano and Spinello centuries, Italy says.
Rome now says there
‘yes in God’s backyard’ — lever- vert their underused properties, Aretino. may be as many as 17 Nazi-looted
(continua dalla pagina 9) aging the assets they have to build including convents and school The works are from works held by Belgrade.
more homes and thereby ease the buildings, into housing anywhere
class New Yorkers. This is a fight burden of our housing crises for in New York City where residen-
for the soul of our city. So it’s all our neighbors.” tial use is allowed. It will also MATTARELLA SENDS FRANCIS MESSAGE
fitting to engage so many leaders “For far too long, efforts to grant community facilities, like FOR 11TH ANNIVERSARY
who not only understand our create and provide affordable faith-based organizations, the
housing crisis, but stand ready to housing, has been nothing less ability to develop more housing (Continued from page 7) wars, but also growing economic
help solve it.” than a ‘City of No,’” said May- by providing additional develop- and social inequalities, envi-
“New York’s decades-long hous- or’s Office of Faith-Based and ment rights and flexibility. Finally, inauguration on 19 March, 2013 ronmental risks and the ethical
ing crisis is at one of the most Community Partnerships Ex- City of Yes for Housing Opportu- in St. repercussions of the use of arti-
severe points in our city’s history, ecutive Director Pastor Gilford nity will expand the Landmarks Peter's Square. ficial intelligence - believers and
but ‘City of Yes for Housing T. Monrose. “Myriad outdated Transferable Development In the message, the non-believers are called to have
Opportunity’ offers a simple yet zoning requirements have stymied Rights program, which enables president stressed the need for dialogue with each other in order
sweeping idea: solve our housing our ability to think creatively and landmarked buildings to transfer dialogue between people of faith to identify responses consistent
shortage by adding a little more provide the avenues for our faith- unused development rights to and non-believers to tackle the with the protection of human dig-
housing in every neighborhood,” based institutions to efficiently nearby sites, making it easier for world's many problems. nity and the promotion, in every
said Deputy Mayor for Housing, utilize their facilities in a manner landmarked religious institutions "Faced with the main sphere and circumstance, of the
Economic Development, and that can provide for the develop- to raise urgently needed funds, all challenges of our time - not only common good," the message read.
Workforce Maria Torres-Springer. ment and availability of severely while delivering more housing to
“We must leave no stone unturned needed affordable housing. I New Yorkers.
in making our city more afford- both thank and commend Mayor To support faith-based organi- TAJANI PHONES KYIV EMBASSY STAFFER
able, including locations where Adams for making what has been zations as they provide critical WHOSE HOME DESTROYED
faith-based and mission-driven a ‘City of No’ into a ‘City of services to New Yorkers, City
organizations are critical partners. Yes.’ All of us in the faith-based of Yes for Housing Opportunity Foreign Minister tion at the incident.
Our churches, mosques, and syna- community welcome the zoning will make it easier to deliver Antonio Tajani phoned the Kyiv From Brussels, where he
gogues have the land and the will changes, and review by the DCP, affordable housing to their local embassy Ukrainian staffer whose is taking part in the EU summit,
to build — it’s time we let them.” and look forward to working with communities and bring in ad- home was destroyed by a Russian
"Faith-based organizations are community boards and other lo- ditional revenue for repairs and missile strike and voiced indigna- (Continued on page 11)
on the frontlines of our housing cal interest groups in expanding new facilities, while lowering
crisis, feeling its impact on their housing opportunities for both the cost of living and helping FERRARI
congregations and providing homeless and low-income New longtime congregants stay near
critical services to New Yorkers Yorkers.” their houses of worship. The has
in need,” said New York City “We’re focused on one major Adams administration has worked 4 NYC
Department of City Planning goal: getting the tools we need to closely with the faith community
(DCP) Director and City Plan- create more affordable housing,” in developing the City of Yes for locations:
ning Commission (CPC) Chair said New York City Department Housing Opportunity plan and Astoria, Long Island
Dan Garodnick. “When our of Housing Preservation and De- other innovative housing policies,
trusted community leaders and velopment Commissioner Adolfo including providing faith-based City, Bronx,
faith-based organization part- Carrión Jr. “With our city in crisis organizations with the educa- Brooklyn, and Our Main
ners want to step up and provide and the fewest homes available in tion and resources they need to Office Number is
much-needed affordable housing, over 50 years, we must explore launch their affordable hous-
we should be doing everything every possible solution and that ing projects and connections to 877-278-1949
we can to support them — not includes changing outdated, experts to guide them through the
throwing up barriers. ‘City of Yes arbitrary zoning laws. The faith development process, through the
for Housing Opportunity’ would community already serves our New York City Mayor’s Office
support faith-based and other city in so many ways and they're of Faith-Based and Community
mission-oriented organizations ready to step up to create afford- Partnerships and the Adams ad-
as critical partners to address our able housing on their own land. ministration’s Working Group on
housing crisis." We need to say ‘yes’ everywhere! Faith-Based Affordable Housing
“Faith-based organizations ‘Yes’ to affordable housing! ‘Yes’ and Community Development.
provide critical services to New to a future where all families can City of Yes for Housing Oppor-
Yorkers across our many neigh- afford to live in the greatest city tunity is the most pro-housing set
borhoods, yet many have been on earth!" of zoning changes in New York’s
severely challenged by the conse- City of Yes for Housing Op- history. City of Yes for Housing
quences of our housing shortage,” portunity supports faith-based Opportunity also includes lifting
said Executive Director for Hous- organizations by lifting arbitrary, arbitrary and costly parking man- Italian Language Corner – Angolo della Lingua Italiana
ing Leila Bozorg. “As we work to outdated zoning laws that prevent dates for new residential construc- Open This Link To Learn Italian
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