New York RealEstateRama
LANDMARKING CURTAILS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN MANHATTAN, REBNY STUDY REVEALS
NEW YORK - September 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Designating large swaths of Manhattan as landmarked districts has stifled the creation of affordable housing in New York City, according to an analysis issued by the Real Estate Board of New York.
Congresswoman Lowey Announces $360,000 Grant to Prevent Youth Homelessness in Westchester County
WHITE PLAINS, NY - September 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), the senior Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, today announced a $360,000 federal grant for Westchester County’s “Westchester Buil...
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 reconsti...
ENGEL: $4.264 MILLION IN HOUSING GRANTS FOR YONKERS
New York, NY - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding $4,264,061 in grant money to Yonkers, to improve housing in the city and expand economic opportun...
Mayor Bloomberg, City, State, Federal Housing Agencies Announce $732 Million Investment To Modernize And...
New York, NY - September 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City Housing Authority Chairman John B. Rhea, New York City Housing Development Corporation President Marc Jahr, and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Acting ...
Financial Fitness Workshop Helps Homeowners and Families Take Control of their Finances
New York, NY - September 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Event Co-Hosted by Senator Stewart-Cousins, Housing Action Council, Community Housing Innovations and Attorney General Schneiderman's Office Offers Information about Budgeting, Credit Issues and M...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG, CITY, STATE, FEDERAL HOUSING AGENCIES ANNOUNCE $732 MILLION INVESTMENT TO MODERNIZE AND...
New York, NY - September 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City Housing Authority Chairman John B. Rhea, New York City Housing Development Corporation President Marc Jahr, and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Acting ...
Homebuyers keep the New York State housing market hot
Albany, NY - September 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robust buyer activity continued to drive the summer housing market across New York State during August with gains being posted in closed sales, median price and pending sales, according to the housi...
Financial Fitness Workshop Will Help Homeowners and Families Take Control of their Finances
Yonkers, NY - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D/I/WF - 35th District) will co-host a "Financial Fitness Workshop" with the Housing Action Council, Community Housing Innovations and Attorney General Eric Schneide...
Poloncarz Reminds Homeowners Eligible for STAR Property Tax Exemption to Register with New York...
ERIE COUNTY, NY - September 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz reminded residents to take action to ensure that they are registered in the new STAR Registration Program, part of Governor Cuomo’s initiative t...
Governor Cuomo Announces Medicaid Redesign Team Initiative to Provide Housing to 5,000 High-Need Individuals
Albany, NY - September 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Supportive Housing initiative will undertake significant investments to create new affordable housing un...
Governor Cuomo Announces Over $451 Million in Funding to Improve Clean Water Infrastructure Projects...
Albany, NY - September 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the approval of $451.6 million in grants and low-cost loans to improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure from New York City to Western New York. T...
Gillibrand Introduces Amendment to Allow Storm-Impacted Homeowners, Businesses, and Communities to Use Federal Disaster...
Washington, DC - September 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 that would...
Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of Buffalo State’s New Technology Building
Albany, NY - September 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that SUNY Buffalo State will open its new state- of-the-art, 87,000 square foot Technology Building. The facility supports the Governor’s innovation agenda...
Governor Cuomo Announces Slumlord Prevention Guidelines for Bank Lending to Protect Tenants and Strengthen...
Albany, NY - September 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced proposed Slumlord Prevention Guidelines (SPG) for bank lending to help protect tenants, strengthen communities, and promote sustainable, long-term investments...
SCHUMER URGES USDA TO FUND BLUEBELT EXPANSION ON STATEN ISLAND; PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESTORE...
New York, NY - September 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fund the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) plans to expand the Staten Island Bl...
Nadler Leads Letter on Section 8 Housing Cuts in New York
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) was joined by nine of his colleagues in the New York Congressional delegation in a letter to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation &...
Governor Cuomo Announces Housing Extension for Sandy Victims
Albany, NY - September 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 15-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering A...
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins Urges Homeowners To Re-Apply For STAR Exemption
Yonkers, NY - August 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D/I/WF – 35th District) announced today that starting August 19th through the end of December, registration to receive the Basic STAR exemption will be open. Al...
NEW ROCHELLE TO RECEIVE ALMOST $1.5 MILLION IN HOUSING GRANTS
New York, NY - August 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) announced that the City of New Rochelle will be receiving $1,419,575 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The source of the grant c...
NYSERDA-Supported EcoHouse to Bring Hands-On Energy-Efficiency Learning to Jamaica, Queens and Harlem This Fall
New York, NY - August 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Environmental Center EcoHouse, a traveling exhibition space and interactive learning center, will make stops in Jamaica, Queens and Harlem this fall to share information about the many ...
Governor Cuomo Delivers Flood aid Checks to Residents of Herkimer, Montgomery, Madison, Oneida, and...
Albany, NY - August 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued $13.6 million in state aid checks to 1,206 homeowners, renters, businesses and farmers affected by July flooding across the Mohawk Valley, Central New York and Nia...
Governor Cuomo Announces Suspension of Most Construction Projects on New York Roadways over the...
Albany, NY - August 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that most construction projects on the New York State Thruway and main routes overseen by the State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be suspended over th...
A.G. Schneiderman Breaks Up Syracuse Mortgage Fraud Ring
SYRACUSE - August 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of two attorneys, an appraiser and two others for their roles in a mortgage fraud ring that operated for years and netted more than $1...
Mayor Bloomberg Opens Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park in Queens, Part of Major Affordable...
New York, NY - August 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today opened a new 5.5-acre waterfront park and several new roadways at the site of the Hunter’s Point South development in Long Island City, Queens. Hunter’s Point Sou...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG OPENS HUNTER’S POINT SOUTH WATERFRONT PARK IN QUEENS, PART OF MAJOR AFFORDABLE...
New York, NY - August 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today opened a new 5.5-acre waterfront park and several new roadways at the site of the Hunter's Point South development in Long Island City, Queens. Hunter's Point South W...
SCHUMER URGES U.S. DEPT. OF HOUSING TO AWARD CRITICAL FUNDING TO BECTON DICKINSON FACILITY...
New York, NY - August 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, in a letter to Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to select an application by the Delaware County Economi...
NYSERDA’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program Reaches Major Milestone: 50,000 Energy-Saving Projects Completed
Rochester Area Home Holds Distinction of Being 50,000th Project The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced the achievement of a major milestone for its Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (Home Performan...
Governor Cuomo Announces $22 Million Awarded to Provide New Supportive Housing Units in Counties...
Albany, NY - August 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that more than $22 million in capital funding is being awarded for seven supportive housing projects around New York State. The grants are being provided to sup...
Governor Cuomo Announces $71 Million to Build Thousands of Affordable Housing Units Across the...
Albany, NY - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $71 million is now available through New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) for shovel-ready projects to build affordable housing units across ...