New York RealEstateRama
HCR Exceeds Goals, Weatherizes More Than 70,000 Homes with ARRA Funds
New York, NY - August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 2009, the United States Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), providing $5 billion nationally for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), and HCR received approxi...
Bay Hill Property Owners Association Beach Reopened
Hauppauge, NY - August 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Health Services, said today that the beach closure issued for Bay Hills Property Owners Association Beach in Huntington Bay has been lifted, as results of recent samples collected ...
New York Fed to Release Q2 2012 Report on Household Debt and Credit August...
NEW YORK, NY - August 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will release its Q2 2012 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit Wednesday, August 29. The report will be available under embargo at 10 a.m. EDT for releas...
Two Loan Officers Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court for Participating in a $9 Million...
New York, NY - August 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Frederick Warren and Denise Parks, two loan officers, were sentenced in Manhattan federal court f...
YONKERS IDA MOVES FORWARD WITH $22 MILLION DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
Yonkers, NY - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) today gave initial approvals for a $22 million redevelopment of five properties in downtown Yonkers into lofts, retail and restaurant space.
Southold Town Beach & Bay Hill Property Owners Association Beach Are Closed
August 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A beach closure was issued today for Southold Town Beach in Southold and Bay Hill Property Owners Association Beach in Huntington due to elevated bacterial numbers. West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook and Tanner Park ...
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Make Solar Power More Affordable for Homeowners and Businesses
Albany, NY - August 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed a series of bills as part of the NY-Sun initiative that will make solar energy more affordable for homeowners and businesses as well as create new jobs in the stat...
JANITORS, BIKERS AND “THE ETHICIST” RIDE AGAINST RACE TO THE BOTTOM IN NYC LUXURY...
New York, NY - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cyclists swamped Park Avenue South today in the family-friendly Ride for the American Dream protest of a “race to the bottom” at some luxury residential buildings developed by TF Cornerstone
YONKERS MAYOR SPANO CALLS ON VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST SENIORS WITH FORECLOSURE PREVENTION
YONKERS, NY - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is calling upon volunteers in Yonkers and the Westchester County area to assist seniors with foreclosure prevention. Yonkers Office for the Aging and Westchester Residential O...
COMPTROLLER LIU RECOVERS RECORD $2 MILLION FROM DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY
NEW YORK, N.Y. - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Comptroller John C. Liu announced today that over the past fiscal year, his office recovered $1,978,370 from the insurance companies of individuals who damaged or destroyed City government prop...
BISHOP LEADS FIGHT TO PROTECT MORTGAGE INTEREST AND CHARITABLE GIVING TAX DEDUCTIONS
Patchogue, NY - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Tim Bishop is leading the effort in Congress to protect the tax deductions for mortgage interest and charitable contributions from being reduced or eliminated next year. Last week, Bishop...
Schumer, Maloney, Gillibrand, McHenry Introduce Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act Update
WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) along with Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Michael Grimm (R-NY) have intro...
Mangano Announces Development Of Transit-Oriented And Senior Rental Apartments
New York, NY - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency today announced the approval of an economic development compact for a proposed $93 million complex in down...
NEW YORK CAN DO BETTER AT REDUCING BUILDING ENERGY WASTE
New York, NY - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following statement on the City’s comprehensive study of New York City buildings can be attributed to Mike Fishman, President of 32BJ, one of the largest building service workers union in the co...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $326,000 Federal Investment for Orange County to Develop Vacant Waterfront...
Sparrowbush, NY - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that $326,250 in federal funding was awarded to the New York State Department of Transportation to allow Orange County to purchase ...
Governor Cuomo Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for New Bridge to Replace the Tappan...
New York, NY - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced another major milestone in the project for building a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee with the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS),...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG DISCUSSES HOW KEY INVESTMENTS HAVE LED TO NEW MILESTONES FOR THE CITY’S...
New York, NY - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Even in the depths of the national recession, our City never stopped investing in our future. From creating new parks and pools to renovating old bridges and schools, we did not walk away from inve...
WHITE HOMEBUYERS TWICE AS LIKELY TO GET CONVENTIONAL MORTGAGES THAN BLACK AND LATINO...
New York, NY - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Black and Latino mortgage borrowers in New York City are far less likely to obtain conventional mortgage loans than white New Yorkers, according to a report released today by NEDAP and six partner orga...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES NEW COMPETITION TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APARTMENT MODEL FOR SMALL HOUSEHOLDS
New York, NY - July 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel and Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua today launched the adAPT NYC Com...
CITY’S PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS FROM CELL ANTENNAS STUCK IN A DEAD ZONE
NEW YORK, NY - June 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Comptroller John C. Liu and State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that a joint audit found New York City’s Department of Finance failed to collect an estimated $24 million in prop...
RKF Secures New Manhattan Locations for GNC at 275 Seventh Ave. in Chelsea...
New York, NY - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF recently secured two ground-floor retail spaces for General Nutrition Center (GNC) in Manhattan. The global retailer of specialty nutritional products signed long-term leases for a 1,000-square-foo...
ALBANY HOUSING COALITION RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the federal government has awarded a grant of $118,800 to the Albany Housing Coalition through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans Reinteg...
Senate Approves Grisanti Bill to Offer Asbestos Removal Tax Credit
New York, NY - June 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Senate today passed legislation (S6524A), sponsored by Senator Mark Grisanti (R-North Buffalo), that will provide an asbestos removal tax credit to encourage the cleanup of old, unsa...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG, HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN, HPD COMMISSIONER WAMBUA, ROSE COMPANIES AND PHIPPS HOUSES ANNOUNCE...
New York, NY - June 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, Housing Developme...
Gillis Attends Healthcare & Real Estate Conference in New York, NY
June 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bradley Gillis, CCIM from Sperry Van Ness - Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, MD recently attended the Healthcare & Real Estate Conference in New York, NY. The conference featured important discussion ...
Malkin Construction Honored By Connecticut Building Congress
STAMFORD, CT - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Building Congress (CBC) has honored Malkin Construction and fellow project team members with an Award of Merit in the K-12 Schools category for their work on the recently completed Stra...
A.G. Schneiderman Introduces Legislation To Protect New Yorkers From Foreclosure Fraud
ALBANY, NY - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the introduction of his bill in the state Legislature that would protect New Yorkers from fraudulent business practices like "robosigning" in the for...
Governor Cuomo Announces DFS Action Could Save Some New York Homeowners Millions in Overcharges...
Albany, NY - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has ordered insurers offering force-placed insurance in New York to submit proposals for new premium rates after...
RKF Arranges 7,700-SF Lease with MacKenzie-Childs at Solow Realty & Development Company’s 20 West...
NEW YORK, NY - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF today announced a long-term lease with Mackenzie-Childs for 7,700 square feet of retail space lease at Solow Realty & Development Company’s 20 West 57th St. on the south block between Fifth ...
VeriFone Takes Entire 32nd Floor at W&H Properties’ 1400 Broadway
NEW YORK CITY, NY - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- VeriFone Systems, Inc. (VeriFone) (NYSE: PAY), the electronic payments giant, has leased the entire 32nd floor at W&H Properties’ 1400 Broadway, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malki...