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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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