The New York Department of State will hold a public meeting followed immediately by a public hearing on April 30, 2015 at 10:30a.m., regarding the profession of real estate salespersons and brokers.

New York State's weeklong celebration of Earth Day will launch on Monday, April 20 with an announcement of conservation grants to land trusts statewide at an event on Monday with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Land Trust Alliance. Many representatives from land trusts around the state will be in attendance

Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown will be joined by representatives of the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and state and local officials on Thursday, April 23, at 2 p.m. to formally kick off implementation of the recently unveiled Buffalo Energy Plan, which will reduce overall energy costs and carbon emissions, advance energy sustainability and support clean energy technologies and jobs.

The Department of Financial Services (DFS) Mobile Command Center will be in two sites in Queens to provide foreclosure prevention assistance to financially struggling homeowners and help answer questions related to insurance issues. DFS representatives will be available to meet homeowners at these locations:

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. regarding planned construction projects in 2015 for the Village of Owego and Town of Owego, Tioga County. The meeting will be held at Tioga Opportunities, Inc, 9 Sheldon Guile Boulevard, Owego. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. with a presentation to be given at 6:30 p.m.

Representatives of the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), will be joined by the Superintendent of the Somers Central School District, and local and state officials on April 9, to announce the expansion of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s K-Solar program. A question-and-answer session with students, some of whom are in a pre-engineering program, will follow.

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

Randy Blankstein, President of national net lease advisory firm The Boulder Group, will be the conference co-chair of Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s Triple Net Investor Strategies Conference in New York on June 16th, 2015. Additionally, he will be moderator for the Exit Strategies panel that will be a part of the conference. The conference description is as follows: Triple Investor Strategies is designed to provide insights into strategies, opportunities, trends and risk management for the investor community in a forum that connects these investors with owners, operators, developers and other key players in an interactive environment.

About 1,000 Bronx residential workers, 32BJ Union Leaders, Congressman Charlie Rangel, Congressman José Serrano, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., and other elected officials

The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (WNYREDC) will hold a Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Technical Conference from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at the Chautauqua Suites Hotel and Expo Center, 215 West Lake Road in Mayville.

Ocean County residents and property owners will be able ask questions and obtain information on their property’s flood hazard risk at two Open Houses scheduled to take place in Ocean County on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and Thursday, Feb. 26 from 4 to 8 p.m

ALBANY - April 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York Department of State will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 10:30 a.m. at 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, 65 Court Street in Buffalo, and 123 William Street in NYC.  The Department’s Division of Licensing Services issues licenses to persons who conduct appraisals on real estate, and the Board of Real Estate Appraisal assists the Department in adopting rules and regulations relating to this discipline. The meeting is open to the general public

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a pending winter storm, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced he has directed officials at the Assessment Review Commission (ARC) and Department of Assessment (DOA) to accept property tax assessment grievance filings until Friday, March 7

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- With snow and frigid temperatures approaching Long Island, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that WARMBED,Nassau County’s Emergency Shelter Relief Program for homeless individuals and families during the winter months, is active. The Nassau County Winter Homeless Hotline operates 7 days a week and runs through March 31st, 2014. If winter conditions persist beyond March 31st, the program will continue until warmer weather arrives

As developers hike prices for luxury apartments to take advantage of the now-desirable real estate along the High Line, janitors and doormen who work in the buildings that buttress the park are not sharing in the good times. A penthouse recently sold for $6.8 million in a building that Mick Jagger and Nicole Kidman call home while in other buildings one-bedrooms go for $1.6 million. Meanwhile workers make as little as $11 an hour and don’t have health care coverage. The workers want one New York for #AllofUs.

New York, NY - November 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, November 22, 2013 at 9:30 AM, the New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition, Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal, allied elected officials, and rent controlled tenants from across New York City will hold a rally and press conference outside 22 Reade Street before a hearing on a proposed 8.3% increase to the ceiling rent for rent controlled tenants. The event and the testimonies at the hearing will focus on the need for rents to be kept affordable for rent controlled tenants, many of whom are elderly and are living on fixed incomes.

New York, NY - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than a thousand building service workers will come out support their union brothers and sisters at 286 and 295 Madison Avenue, who will strike Wednesday afternoon to protest their employers’ unfair labor practice charges.

New York, N.Y. - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Join acclaimed architect and interior designer William T. Georgis and several artisans with whom he collaborates—Michele Oka Doner, Nancy Lorenz, and Mike Gracie—for a lively discussion of his work and new book, Make It Fabulous: The Architecture & Designs of William T. Georgis on Thursday, June 13

- June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- NYC Tenants and grassroots organizations from around the city will gather at a rally in support of stronger regulations for rent law enforcement, in order to prevent illegal overcharges, harassment and eviction. Immediately following the rally, tenants will testify at a hearing to review the state housing agency's proposed amendments the rules regarding rent regulation enforcement.

ALBANY, NY - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York Department of State will hold a public meeting on Monday, June 10, 2:00 p.m. at 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, 65 Court Street in Buffalo, and 123 William Street in NYC. The Department’s Division of Licensing Services issues licenses to persons who conduct appraisals on real estate, and the Board of Real Estate Appraisal assists the Department in adopting rules and regulations relating to this discipline

New York, NY - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Get the facts on how to apply for the NYC and NYS Community Block Grant housing recovery assistance. Presentations by officials from the Mayor's Housing and Recovery Operations and NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

Albany, NY - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will deploy representatives of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) to help Nassau County homeowners and business owners apply for federal recovery aid for Superstorm Sandy losses on Wednesday and Thursday. DFS will also offer insurance-related help to Staten Islanders on Friday and Saturday.

ALBANY, NY - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York Department of State will hold a public meeting followed immediately by a public hearing on "Thursday, April 24, 2013 at the Department of State, 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, 65 Court Street in Buffalo, and 123 William Street in NYC, regarding the profession of real estate salespersons and brokers. The Department’s Division of Licensing Services issues licenses to persons who sell real estate, and the Real Estate Board assists the Department in adopting rules and regulations relating to this discipline.

New York, NY - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Museum of the City of New York, which recently opened Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers, will host a panel of urban planners and experts – including New York City Housing Commissioner Mathew Wambua – on Thursday, April 18, 2013. The event will involve a discussion about the future of “micro-apartments” in the city. Recently, Mayor Bloomberg announced the winner of the city’s AdAPT design competition, an innovative structure of 55 micro-units to be built on East 27th Street in Manhattan. The panel will discuss the project, the larger goals of the adAPT initiative, and the strategies for providing small living spaces in New York City

ALBANY - March 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York Department of State will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 10:30 a.m. at 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, 65 Court Street in Buffalo, and 123 William Street in NYC. The Department’s Division of Licensing Services issues licenses to persons who conduct appraisals on real estate, and the Board of Real Estate Appraisal assists the Department in adopting rules and regulations relating to this discipline.