MAYOR BLOOMBERG APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD

New York, NY – September 25, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today appointed a new board of the New York City Housing Authority, following legislative changes – proposed by the Administration – that allow the Mayor to reconstitute the board as a body of six part-time members, as opposed to three salaried positions, with a full-time chairman. The members of the new board are Diahann Billings-Burford, Beatrice Byrd, Victor A. González, Kyle Kimball, Willie Mae Lewis and Emily Youssouf. As initial members of the new board, they are appointed for fixed terms of one, two or three years. After the initial terms, all appointees will serve three years.