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REPORT CALLS FOR FAIR TREATMENT OF HOMEOWNERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

A report released today documents how borrowers with limited English proficiency (LEP) face a heightened vulnerability to fraud and predatory practices when navigating the financial system.

Mangano Helps Homeowners File For Property Tax Relief By Offering July Workshops

As part of his continued efforts to help homeowners reduce their property tax burden, County Executive Edward Mangano will be hosting a series of Property Tax Exemptions Workshops in July at libraries and community meeting halls throughout Nassau County

NY REALTORS, Senator Little, Assemblymember Ramos push for first-time homebuyer savings program

The New York State Association of REALTORS (NYSAR) was joined by New York State Senator Betty Little (R-Glens Falls) and Assemblymember Phil Ramos (D-Brentwood) on REALTOR Lobby Day in support of the NY First Home legislative proposal designed to assist New Yorkers in their quest to become first-time homeowners. The program would create a new tax-free savings account to help cover costs associated with the purchase of a first home in the state

New York Department of State Hosts State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council Public...

The New York Department of State will host a public meeting of the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Department offices at 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, 123 William Street in New York City and 65 Court Street in Buffalo. The Meeting will be held via videoconference at all locations. The public has the right to attend the meeting at any of the locations

Assembly Passes Legislation to Combat Zombie Homes in New York State

Speaker Carl Heastie and Judiciary Chair Helene Weinstein today announced the passage of legislation to combat the rising problem of abandoned residential properties by creating new efficiencies in the foreclosure process and imposing requirements for the maintenance of properties by a mortgagee or its loan servicing agent

A.G. Schneiderman Announces $100 Million Expansion Of Foreclosure Prevention Efforts For New York Families

Dramatic Increase In Mortgage Assistance Efforts Will Enable Thousands Of New Yorkers To Save Their Homes By Clearing Small Debts That Are Preventing Them From Avoiding Foreclosure. New Analysis Released Today Estimates Expansion Will Save $875 Million In Property Values for Neighboring Homeowners of Loan Recipients

MAYOR DE BLASIO, HPD COMMISSIONER BEEN, CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER MARK-VIVERITO, AND BOROUGH PRESIDENT BREWER...

The development site, encompassing nearly an entire city block, will be a 100% affordable housing development that includes housing affordable to households earning an annual income as low as $24,000 for a family of three

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlements With Three Real Estate Companies For Unlawful Housing Discrimination

Attorney General’s Investigation Identified Evidence Of Systemic Discrimination Against Tenants Seeking To Use Section 8 Vouchers By Three Companies, Including Douglas Elliman, Fourth Largest Real Estate Company In The Country

SCHUMER FIGHTS TO BLOCK SENATE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR THE ST. LAWRENCE...

The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) Operates & Maintains Critical Infrastructure Throughout the Great Lakes – Including Lake Erie – and St. Lawrence Seaway System – Schumer Argues Cuts to SLSDC Funding Will Put Regional Economy and Local Jobs at Risk

NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY TRUSTEES TO MEET MAY 24

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting, via video conference, on Tuesday, May 24th at 9:30 a.m. at NYPA’s administrative office building at 123 Main Street, White Plains, New York in the 16th Floor Board Room.

NEW YORK CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS JOIN SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND PARTNERS TO...

New York State Homes and Community Renewal, New York State Office of Mental Health, and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development joined Services for the UnderServed (SUS), Bronx Pro Group LLC, and other project partners to celebrate the start of construction on the Morris Avenue Apartments, an 11-story, 94-unit affordable housing development in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. The building will have 31 supportive units for individuals with mental illness reserved for 17 young adults with mental illness aging out of foster care and other institutions and 14 homeless adults with mental illness

A.G. Schneiderman Announces The Indictment And Arraignment Of Three-Quarter Housing Operators Yury Baumblit And...

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment and arraignment of Yury Baumblit and Rimma Baumblit, “three-quarter house” operators in New York City, and their corporate entities #1 Marketing Service, Inc., R Y B Realty, LLC, Steps to Better Living Inc., and Orbit Management Group Inc., on charges of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Money Laundering in the Second Degree, and violations of the Social Services Law prohibiting the payment of kickbacks related to the provision of services under the State’s Medicaid program. The Attorney General’s office arrested Yury and Rimma Baumblit on April 13. Both have remained in custody since their arrest

NYS Homes and Community Renewal, Cornerstone Group, Partners Celebrate Historic Spa Apartments Renovation

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), Rochester’s Cornerstone Group, local officials, tenants, and others joined to celebrate the renovation and preservation of the historic Spa Apartments, a State Mitchell-Lama development for seniors in downtown Clifton Springs. Rochester’s Cornerstone Group, Ltd. and Home Leasing, LLC were co-developers in this undertaking

Two Fortune 500 Retailers Agree to Increased Use of Renewable Energy

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that Fortune 500 retailers Best Buy and Nordstrom have agreed to the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) request that they increase the use of renewable energy in their operations and supply chain

CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS JOIN THE DOE FUND AND CRYSTAL BALL TO CELEBRATE THE...

The new development will be affordable to extremely low- and low-income households with a majority of the apartments serving formerly homeless populations

Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State

Problems with the administration of the public housing modernization program run by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) have led to years-long delays in projects outside New York City, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Governor Cuomo Announces Four New NY Green Bank Transactions to Generate Up to $220...

Previous NY Green Bank Investments Have Added Solar at 840 Homes and Wind Turbine Construction in Five Counties; Projects Expected to Reduce Carbon Emissions By Nearly Three Million Metric Tons

Broadway-Sherman compromise shows Mandatory Inclusionary program can work when tailored to neighborhood needs

Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced her office has negotiated a framework for residential development at 4650 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan's first private application considered under the new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program. Under the framework deal announced by Brewer, the developer committed to a shorter building with a significant number of apartments that will actually be affordable to Inwood residents.

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $650K IN FED FUNDING FOR WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES...

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $652,000 in federal funding for the Town of Richmond in Ontario County to make new investments in local water infrastructure. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Grant Program. Specifically, this funding comes in the form of a loan, which can be paid back over 38 years with low interest

As Grievance Day Approaches, NYS Tax Department Reminds Property Owners to Check Assessments

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today reminded property owners—homeowners and businesses—that now is the time to review their assessments.

NYPA PARTNERS WITH SUNY NEW PALTZ ON SOLAR GENERATION AND BATTERY STORAGE PROJECT

The New York Power Authority and the State University of New York at New Paltz announced today they will partner to build a cutting-edge, solar-energy storage system on campus that will offset the school’s reliance on the electric grid.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal Announces Groundbreaking for $18 Million State Funded...

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner James S. Rubin today announced the start of construction for the Joseph L. Allen Apartments, a new $17.9 million New York State funded 51-unit affordable and supportive housing development in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood. Commissioner Rubin attended a groundbreaking ceremony today along with officials from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy, developer DePaul Properties, Inc., and other partners.

Report Analyzes New York City’s Gentrifying Neighborhoods, Finds Dramatic Demographic Shifts

A new report by the NYU Furman Center explores gentrification within the context of New York City's neighborhoods. Of the city's 55 neighborhoods, the report classifies 15 as "gentrifying" and analyzes how their housing and population have changed over the past two decades.

HUD CHARGES UPSTATE NEW YORK OWNERS, MANAGERS WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST RESIDENT WITH DISABILITY

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today it is charging an Oswego, New York, property owner and management company with housing discrimination following allegations that they discriminated against people with disabilities who required the use of assistance animals.

NYPA, OGS COMPLETE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS AT EMPIRE STATE PLAZA AND HARRIMAN CAMPUS

The New York Power Authority and Office of General Services have completed energy efficiency projects at Empire State Plaza and the Harriman State Office Campus that will save $760,000 in annual energy costs and remove more than 5,700 tons of greenhouse gases every year, the equivalent of taking nearly 1,200 cars off the road