Monthly Archives: May 2016

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced the selection of three development teams to expand affordable housing opportunities at three NYCHA developments: Ingersoll Houses in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, Van Dyke Houses in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, and Mill Brook Houses in the Mott Haven neighborhood in the Bronx. The plan to create 100 percent affordable senior and multifamily housing on available NYCHA property was developed in response to resident and advocate calls for more affordable housing options in their communities

Newburgh Officials Have Found Elevated Levels Of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) – A Synthetic Chemical & Pollutant, Related to PFOA – In Silver Stream and Washington Lake; EPA Has Water Contamination Experts and Significant Experience Dealing With Such Issues Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney Also Call on EPA to Complete its PFOA Review and Publish the New Standards So Communities Like Newburgh Can Make The Best Decisions To Protect Drinking Water Sources and the Public Health; EPA Promised to Pu

HPD's updated guidelines respond to changing market conditions and encourage the use of emerging best practices in affordable housing construction, such as active design, energy-efficiency and flood resistant construction.

Senators Jeff Klein (D-Bronx Westchester) and Terrence Murphy (R-Westchester/Putnam/Dutchess), with community leaders, unveiled “The Great American Bank Robbery: 40th State Senate District and Putnam & Dutchess Counties,” detailing over $6 million in property value depreciation resulting from poorly maintained bank-owned homes and zombie properties

Will your homeowner’s insurance policy protect you against damage to your home if heavy spring rains lead to flooding? “Too many people take it for granted that their homeowner’s insurance will cover flood damage, but that’s not the case. The fact is that most homeowners’ policies provide no protection at all from flooding,” said Maria T. Vullo, Acting Superintendent of Financial Services

Ground was broken April 29 for a 51-unit residential building for persons of low and moderate income at 695 Grand Street in the Williamsburg section of North Brooklyn. Local businesses will occupy the ground floor which will serve as an anchor for the community’s growing commercial corridor. Total project cost is about $19.5 million. HCR funding for this project is being provided through the federal Low Income Housing Credit (LIHC) Program which will produce equity of about $11.2 million. That has leveraged funds from New York City Housing Preservation and Development’s capital program, Citi Community Capital, New York State Energy Research and Development Authori

Christopher Community’s Riverview Apartments to Offer 39 Units of Affordable and Supportive Housing. Local Investment Complements “Central NY Rising” – Region’s Successful Upstate Revitalization Initiative Blueprint to Grow the Economy and Create New Opportunities

OurSpace at Recreation Park is revitalizing a four acre parcel of the City of Binghamton’s Recreation Park with a design that is fully adaptive and inviting for all members of our community. OurSpace’s unique design includes a new Adaptive Playground, a Tree Deck, Raised Garden Beds, Game Tables and Natural Play Areas.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) failed to keep track of all of its contracts and subcontracts awarded to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs), undermining citywide efforts to ensure that its spending is done transparently and with accountability, according to a new audit released by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.

The New York Power Authority plans to release water through the Long Sault Dam on Friday, April 29, due to high St. Lawrence River flows and planned maintenance at the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project