U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today revealed that there are hundreds of millions of dollars in new federal funding pots to help cover the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant’s Ocean Outfall Pipe. The plant serves over 500,000 residents in Nassau County and was crippled in the wake of Sandy and was knocked offline for two days after nine feet of saltwater entered the facility.

New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Vicki Been and New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Gary Rodney joined BRP Companies, Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and development partners to celebrate the opening of Macedonia Plaza

Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and City Council Member Margaret Chin (D-1) responded today to a letter from David R. Weinreb, CEO of The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) addressed to Mayor Bill de Blasio on their effort to build a mixed use tower on the site of the Fulton Fish Market’s New Market Building adjacent to Pier 17, the South Street Seaport commercial development they are already renovating under a long term lease with the City’s Economic Development Corporation.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State will begin a statewide multi-media campaign using billboards, radio, television and social media to remind motorists about the deadly impacts of impaired driving. The campaign, funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, builds on the state’s ongoing efforts to combat impaired driving and reduce the number of traffic fatalities

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, joined New York City Housing Recovery Office Director Amy Peterson on a tour of several Hurricane Sandy-affected homes in the Bronx to assess their progress in the recovery process

State Senator Brad Hoylman said: “Yesterday, I got arrested in the Capitol building in an act of civil disobedience to sound the alarm to my colleagues in Albany that it’s urgent we act now to strengthen the rent laws. I have 50,052 rent-regulated apartments in my district – the fifth most in the state -- so the expiration of the rent laws is of tremendous importance to my constituents and me

Empire State Development, in collaboration with NYS Homes and Community Renewal and University at Buffalo Regional Institute, will offer technical assistance to prepare organizations interested in developing a Main Street program in their communities for the next Better Buffalo Fund round (projected Fall 2015).

The 61 awards across the state's 10 regions were given to municipalities and not-for-profit organizations to help support community priorities, keep people in their homes and expand local opportunities for affordable housing.

The event will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the grounds and inside the Power Vista. Families can learn about electrical safety while viewing vehicles NYPA uses to perform daily tasks at the Niagara Power Project including a hybrid bucket truck, dump truck, backhoe and mobile crane.

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Gregory Meeks and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to choose the “Alternative III” proposal, the alternative with the maximum number of jetties and groins, as part of the Rockaway Reformulation Study, which was outlined at a public information meeting in April.

The center is a signature project in the Governor’s NY Parks 2020 Plan to revitalize and transform the state park system.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Area Development, a national trade publication covering site selection and facility planning, has selected the SolarCity development project at RiverBend as the magazine’s 2014 Economic Development Project of the Year in New York State.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced submission of its proposal for new and improved strategies to support large scale renewables such as solar, wind, and other clean technologies. These strategies would build upon New York’s clean power legacy, which began in the 1950s with major public investments in hydroelectric dams thatcontinue to provide low-cost, zero-emissions electricity for New Yorkers to this day.

Today, the New York City Housing Authority General Manager Michael Kelly was joined by the New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathyrn Garcia and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Director Nilda Mesa to announce that all NYCHA developments will recycle by next year.

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) trustees have approved a $7.6 million contract to build a new nature center at Robert Moses State Park in Massena to replace a building that had been destroyed by fire five years ago

The funding, approved by Empire State Development’s Board of Directors, supports projects that are creating 1,524 new jobs and retaining 2,009 existing New York State jobs – many of which have already been created or retained.

New York State’s CFA process and how to access up to $750 million in competitive economic development funding from more than 20 programs available through 11 state agencies using one online application.

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano (4th left) proclaimed May Syringomyelia Awareness Month in Nassau County at a ceremony held in the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building. Members of The NY-Long Island Chapter of The American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project, Inc. (ASAP) met with County Executive Mangano and discussed the problems facing Syringomyelia (SM) patients and their families.

Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, held a rally with on the steps of City Hall in New York City, to demand a moratorium on luxury housing.

Meridian Capital Group, America’s most active debt broker, negotiated a $27.5 million bridge loan for the development site at 77 Commercial Street in Brooklyn, NY on behalf of the Chetrit Group and Clipper Equity.

Handmade quilts by individuals and groups from Schoharie, Greene, and Delaware counties and other nearby towns will be on display at the Thirteenth Annual Lansing Manor Quilt Show at the New York Power Authority’s Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center complex on June 6-7 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m

The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, today announced its official partnership with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and Carbon War Room (CWR) in promoting a transition to renewable energy and energy-efficiency solutions in the Caribbean region.

On a conference call with reporters, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to immediately reverse the agency’s decision to discontinue their semi-annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days. The DEA Take-Back program regularly collected and safely disposed of hundreds of thousands of prescription drugs from Upstate New Yorkers.

Subject to Board approval, the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) expects to price its inaugural Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds transaction under its Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds program during the week of June 15, 2015. Building upon the strength of the municipal market in Green Bonds and the growing interest in socially targeted investing, HDC is creating a new category of bonds to finance socially beneficial projects, specifically the new construction and preservation of affordable housing projects that contribute to the stability and economic diversity of neighborhoods across New York City.

Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) today released the following statement after the Obama Administration finalized its Clean Water Act Waters of the United States Rule.