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Crouch Calls For $500 Property Tax Credit In Final Budget

Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch (R-Bainbridge) today called for the inclusion of a $500 property tax credit for middle-class families in the Southern Tier in the state’s final budget. Crouch’s call for tax relief comes in the wake of news that New York State has an additional $610 million on hand from yet another bank settlement.

Mayor Warren Greets Flower City Work Camp Volunteers and Homeowner in Northeast Rochester

Mayor Lovely Warren visited a worksite to thank youth and adult volunteers on the first day of the Flower City Work Camp, a faith-based organization comprised of more than 40 churches throughout Monroe County providing home improvements for city homeowners who are unable to make repairs themselves.

Burkhardt joins Cushman & Wakefield

Kyle Burkhardt has joined the Long Island office of Cushman & Wakefield as Senior Director. Previously a broker with Colliers International and a managing principal at Alliance Real Estate, Burkhardt is an industrial real estate sales and leasing specialist with extensive experience in both buyer/ seller and tenant/ landlord representation

STATE SENATOR JEFF KLEIN ANNOUNCES $18,000 IN PROJECT BOOST FUNDS FOR P.S. 175 CITY...

State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), joined by more than 200 local parents and school administrators, today announced $18,000 in Project BOOST (Building Options and Opportunities for Students) funding for P.S. 175 City Island in the Bronx. The announcement came at P.S. 175’s annual spring card party on Thursday, March 26th.

State of the Homeless 2015

The Coalition for the Homeless released today its annual State of the Homeless report, showing that while New York City has taken encouraging initial steps to begin to reduce the record number of New Yorkers currently in shelter, both the Governor and the Mayor must do more to combat this crisis. The report outlined key policy recommendations for both city and state leaders to dramatically reduce homelessness from today’s record heights

State Leaders Decide Budget Package for Homeless Relief

The budget 'will prevent thousands of individuals and children from entering the homeless shelter system,' said Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, the Queens Democrat who chairs the chamber's Social Services committee

COMPTROLLER STRINGER AUDIT REVEALS CITY AGENCY CAN’T ACCURATELY TRACK REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) can’t produce an accurate list of the office space it administers, or identify vacancies in the more than 19 million square feet of office space it manages, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer found in a new audit released today. This lack of oversight means that New York City taxpayers could be on the hook for unnecessary payments to property owners

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, LOWEY: FEDS COMMIT TO DELIVER $4.4 MILLION TO GRAND VIEW-ON-HUDSON TO REPLACE...

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey today announced $4,888,354 in federal funding for the Village of Grand View-on-Hudson. The funding will be allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and allow the village in Rockland County to replace the Village Hall building that was severely damaged during Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage to the Village Hall Office, located on River Road, requiring the building to be condemned.

Rose Associates Leases 1,460 S.F. to Spruce & Bond at 1441 Second Avenue in...

Rose Associates, the New York-based full-service real estate firm, has announced that it recently signed a 12-year lease with Spruce & Bond for 1,460 square feet in The Eastmore at 1441 Second Avenue.

Rose Associates Leases 834 S.F. to Quest Diagnostics at 333 West 57th Street in...

Rose Associates, the New York-based full-service real estate firm, has announced that it recently signed an 834-square-foot, five-year lease with Quest Diagnostics at The Westmore, a property located at 333 West 57th Street in Manhattan.

Empire Justice Center Releases In the Eye of the Storm: Why the Threat of...

At a press conference and community briefing at the Telesca Center for Justice, Empire Justice Center released its most recent report, “In the Eye of the Storm: Why the Threat of Foreclosure Damage Continues,” detailing the state of the foreclosure crisis in Rochester, NY, as well as all of New York State, and its impact on neighborhoods and municipalities

Manhattan B.P. Gale Brewer calls for lease mediation in final year of commercial leases...

This morning, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer unveiled proposals to help ease the path to survival of New York City small businesses at the Upper West Side storefront of The Halal Guys, which began as a single street cart on 53rd Street and Sixth Avenue, and is now a flourishing mini-chain with multiple carts, two storefront locations in New York so far, and expansion slated for Chicago and southern California

N.Y. POWER AUTHORITY CUTS ELECTRIC COSTS BY MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR NYC, WESTCHESTER...

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees today approved an electric rate decrease for municipalities, schools and public agencies in New York City and Westchester County.

Report Examines Economic Potential of Upzoning to Produce Affordable Housing in New York City

City’s low-rent neighborhoods may not have sufficient market strength to justify high-density mixed-income development without other forms of subsidy; In high-rent neighborhoods, additional density is valuable and city can require affordable units without stifling development

32BJ Endorses Vincent Gentile for Congress and Diana Richardson for State Assembly

32BJ SEIU members today announced their endorsement of Vincent Gentile for Congress representing Staten Island and Brooklyn in the 11th District. 32BJ members voted overwhelmingly to endorse Gentile for the Congressional seat in the special election in May.

Maloney and Local Officials Join Healthy Neighborhoods Program for Home Assessments

On Saturday, March 28 at 11:30 AM, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Orange County Department of Health’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program and Hudson Valley officials will encourage the use of carbon monoxide detectors in Newburgh while raising awareness about the imminent dangers of CO poisoning. Local officials will accompany community health workers on assessment of three residences on Lander Street

Governor Cuomo Announces 22 Properties Nominated to State and National Registers of Historic Places

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended the addition of 22 properties, resources and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Molinaro Announces over $900,000 in Community Development Block Grant Program Awards

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro has announced more than $900,000 will be awarded to 11 municipalities through the Dutchess County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, funding eight key projects throughout the county.

Mangano And Kaminsky Announce New Abandoned Homes Database And Cleanup Plan

Information-Sharing System to Enhance Local Governments’ Ability to Maintain Abandoned Properties and Charge-Back Legal Owners; City of Long Beach is first Municipality to Partner with County on Database

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, AFTER THEIR PUSH, FEMA HAS OBLIGATED FIRST PART OF FUNDING FOR...

In December, FEMA Announced It Had Agreed To Provide Fed Funding to Rebuild the School District’s Administration Building and Storage and Maintenance Facility Outside...

Tonko, Bustos Ask Committee for Full Funding of Safe Shipment of Energy Products

This week, Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and 35 of their House Democratic colleagues asked Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Ranking Member David Price (D-NC) to support funding that ensures safe transportation of energy products, including the shipment of Bakken crude oil

Construction Underway On Henry Apartments In Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

On Friday, March 20, Brooklyn community leaders and city officials joined Ocean Hill residents and business owners for the groundbreaking for The Henry Apartments, the new construction of two multi-story buildings along Broadway.

HPD, HDC, ALEMBIC, SUS AND PARTNERS ANNOUNCE THE START OF CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW...

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) joined Alembic Community Development, Services for the UnderServed (SUS), and project partners to celebrate the start of construction on Henry Apartments, a two-building, 134-unit supportive housing development in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Empire State Development Approves Over $17 Million To Fund Projects Generating Economic Opportunity Across...

The Empire State Development Board of Directors recently approved over $17 million in funding for 17 projects that are spurring economic growth and opportunity throughout New YorkState.

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) – Second Emergency Benefit and Revised Closing Dates

Acting Commissioner of the Division of Health & Family Services, Joseph Todora has announced that a second HEAP Emergency Benefit for heat and heat-related emergencies will be available effective immediately. The second emergency benefit amounts will be the same as the first emergency benefits amount. “We are very pleased that the Federal Government has decided to release this additional funding considering the coldness of this late winter, we look forward to helping our most vulnerable Sullivan County residents,” said Acting Commissioner Joseph Todora