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June 24 TOOL KIT to STOP BILLION DOLLAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CUT to NEW YORK CITY CAPITAL BUDGET June 24 TOOL KIT TO STOP BILLION DOLLAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CUT TO NEW YORK CITY CAPITAL BUDGET AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN JEOPARDY!! TOOL KIT TO STOP NYC CAPITAL BUDGET CUTS Faith communities across New York City are encouraged to use their property and their voices to build affordable housing. Funding from the New York City Capital Budget for Affordable Housing is essential in making the difference of moving forwards or going backward in addressing homelessness and the lack of affordable housing. This Capital Budget cut of 1 billion dollars would impact the communities already hit the hardest by COVID 19. Now is not the time to disinvest but to invest in our neighbors and city. Faith communities need to reach out to their elected officials and make their voice known. Time is of the essence since the budget deadline is June 30. We are called to care for our neighbors. We must act now! Here is a tool kit to help you. If you agree, tell our elected leaders: “I oppose the capital budget cuts to HPD. Housing is more important than ever. Please restore the cuts and fully fund the housing plan.” Tell Mayor de Blasio you oppose these cuts. Contact him here: https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/mayor-contact.page Tell the City Council you oppose the cuts. Find your council member here: https://council.nyc.gov/districts/ Call the Council’s Budget Negotiating Team: Council members: Adams, Ayala, Chin, Cornegy, Constantinides, Cumbo, Deutsch, Dromm, Gibson, Johnson, Koslowitz, Lancman, Levin, Matteo, Menchaca, Moya, Reynoso, Rivera, Rose, Rosenthal, Salamanca, Van Bramer Call Speaker Corey Johnson: https://council.nyc.gov/district-3/ You can also use Habitat for Humanity’s advocacy tool: http://hfh.salsalabs.com/o/505/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=14104 During difficult economic times the impulse is to respond with austerity. Actually, investment and spending is required as we are reminded in the parable of the talents Matthew 25:14 to 30. More talking points around city housing budget cuts: • Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed cutting the HPD capital budget by $1 billion in total this year and next year, through a 40 percent cut each year. • Our analysis finds that this will lead to 21,000 fewer units of affordable housing over the two years, including 5,300 fewer new construction units and 15,700 fewer units preserved. • Housing is more important now than ever. • The capital budget is funded with bonds paid back with debt service over many years. It is not paid for with current city revenues. Cutting the capital budget now leads to very little savings in the short term, but very big costs. • Based on modeling from HR&A Advisors and New York Association for Affordable Housing, losing these units means the loss of: 22,176 construction jobs; 12,096 additional jobs is indirect industries supporting and supplying construction; $7.98 billion in total economic spending. How to Respond to Potential City Concerns: If the city or city council says: “City revenues are down and we don’t have enough money.” You can say: “Housing capital budget is paid for with bonds which are paid back over 15 years or more. Spending capital money has very little impact on the operating budget.” If the city or city council says: “The city is having a cash flow crisis so we can not spend capital money right now.” You can say: “New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has said the city’s cash flows are enough to support capital spending.” https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-re-start-new-york- city-capital-program-to-jumpstart-economic-recovery/ If the city or city council says: “You are competing with a lot of other priorities and a lot of other spending needs.” You can say: “The spending on the housing plan comes out of the capital budget, so it is not competing with NYPD or social services. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said capital spending will help jumpstart economic recovery” https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-re-start-new-york- city-capital-program-to-jumpstart-economic-recovery/ Share on social media. Use the #NoCapitalCuts. Look up Twitter handles for City Council members' by clicking here so you can tag local council members as well as the mayor (ex. @bradlander @NYCMayor). Here are Sample Tweets: The @NYCMayor's housing plan cuts will mean 21,000 fewer housing units, 22,000 fewer construction jobs, 12,000 fewer jobs in supporting industries, and $8 billion less in total economic spending. Now is not the time! #NoCapitalCuts .@NYCMayor must reverse cuts to the housing plan. Housing is more important than ever. And now is the time to use the capital budget to create and maintain jobs and prepare for recovery. #NoCapitalCuts $1 billion cuts to HPD budget are shortsighted and unnecessary. Will mean 21,000 fewer units of desperately needed housing. @NYCMayor must fully fund housing capital budget. #NoCapitalCuts Background Councilmember Brad Lander’s report on capital cuts: https://council.nyc.gov/brad-lander/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2020/06/200601- Capital-Budget-Cuts-Issue-Brief.pdf Recent Op-Ed by NYSAFAH, ANHD, SHNNY and CSH: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-housing-cuts-would-exacerbate- inequality-20200623-k2gxn6btrvh6bos6sgwlijokby-story.html New York Housing Conference Executive Director Rachel Fee’s testimony to the City Council Finance committee opposing the cuts: https://thenyhc.org/2020/05/22/nyhc-testimony-opposing-cuts-to-hpd-capital-budget/ Interview with Economist Mike Konzel about the perils of austerity and the need to invest in hard economic times. http://pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/austerity-will-make-this-recession-worse-with- mike-konczal/ Image to use with a Facebook post opposing the cuts: PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAIL FOR CONTACTING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR WEBSITES District 1 Catherine Chin [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-1/ 212-587-3159 phone 212-788-7259 phone District 2 Carlina Rivera [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-2/ 212-677-1077 phone 212-788-7366 phone District 3 Corey Johnson (speaker) [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-3/ 212-564-7757 phone and 212-788-7210 phone District 4 Keith Powers [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-4/ 212-818-0580 and 212-788-7393 District 5 Ben Kallos [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-5/ 212-860-1950 phone and 212-788-6865 phone District 6 Helen Rosenthal [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-6/ (212) 873-0282 phone & (212) 788-6975 phone District 7 Mark Levine [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-7/ 212-928-6814 phone and 212-788-7007 phone District 8 Diana Ayala [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-8/ 212-828-9800 East Manhattan: 347-297-4922 Bronx 212-788-6960 Legislative Office District 9 Bill Perkins [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-9/ 212-678-4505 phone 212-788-7397 phone District 10 Ydanis Rodriquez [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-10/ 917-521-2616 phone and 212-788-7053 phone District 11 Andrew Cohen [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-11/ (718) 549-7300 phone and (212) 788-7080 phone District 12 Andy King [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-12/ 718-684-5509 phone 718-684-5511 phone 212-788-6873 phone District 13 Mark Gjnoaj [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-13/ 718-931-1721 phone and 212-788-7375 phone District 14 Fernando Cabrero [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-14/ 347-590-2874 phone and 212-788-7074 phone District 15 Ritchie Torres [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-15/ 718-842-8100 phone and 212-788-6966 phone District 16 Vanessa Gibson [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-16/ P: 718-588-7500 and P: 212-788-6856 District 17 Rafael Salmanca [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-17/ 718-402-6130 phone 212-788-7384 phone District 18 Ruben Diaz, Sr. [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-18/ Phone: 718 792-1140 and Phone: 212 788-6853 District 19 Paul Vallone [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-19/ 718-619-8611 phone 212-788-7250 phone District 20 Peter Koo [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-20/ 718-888-8747 phone District 21 Francisco Moya [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-21/ Tel: 718-651-1917 Tel: 212-788-6862 District 22 Costa Constantinides (No Email Listed) (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-22/ 718-274-4500 phone 212-788-6963 phone District 23 Barry Grodenchik [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-23/ 718-468-0137 phone and 212-788-7075 phone District 24 Rory Lancman [email protected] https://council.nyc.gov/district-24/ 718-217-4969 phone 212-788-6956 phone District 25 Daniel Dromm [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-25/ 718-803-6373 phone and 212-788-7066 phone District 26 Jimmy VanBramer [email protected] (BUDGET COMMITTEE) https://council.nyc.gov/district-26/ 718-383-9566 phone and 212-788-7370 phone District 27 I Daneek Miller (No Email Listed) https://council.nyc.gov/district-27/ 718-776-3700 phone 212-788-7084 phone District 28 Adrienne E.
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