WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Program (OHHLHC) has awarded $1,749,639 to the County of Westchester to conduct education and outreach activities to create an awareness of lead hazard control and lead poisoning prevention.

New Yorker, NY - January 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As New Yorkers are being blasted with freezing temperatures and record snowfall, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing funds provided by Congress to help Long Island seniors and low income families deal with heating bills this winter. As part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program’s (LIHEAP) block grants, New York State is set to receive a total of $473 million. In 2010, 25,297 households in Nassau and 60,527 households in Suffolk received the benefit, and similar numbers of households are expected to receive the benefit this year. Due to the recession and the recent bitter cold spell and winter weather that has gripped New York, Schumer today said that releasing these resources is essential for Long Island families and seniors who struggle to heat their homes.

New York, NY - January 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero today launched the Proactive Preservation Initiative, a new, aggressive approach to identify and address deteriorating physical conditions in multifamily buildings throughout the City before they reach a state that endangers the health and safety of residents and threatens the quality of the surrounding neighborhood.

New York, NY - January 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- "The first of two bills before me today is Introductory Number 436-A, sponsored by Council Members Mendez, James, Brewer, Chin, Dromm, Lander, Mark-Viverito, Seabrook, Vann, Williams, Jackson, Rodriguez, Nelson, Arroyo, Rose, Lappin, Gennaro, Recchia, Fidler, Barron, Gardonick, Gonzalez, Greenfield, Koppell, Reyna, and Sanders. Introductory Number 436-A makes changes to the Alternative Enforcement Program.

New York, NY - January 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rose Associates, Inc. announced today that The Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Real Estate Division has named the firm exclusive managing agent of its residential staff housing portfolio. Rose will manage 25 apartment buildings for Mount Sinai, a portfolio comprised of more than 1,700 apartments and a total of 2 million square feet of space on the Upper East Side of Manhattan

ALBANY, NY - January 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) has been awarded nearly $120,000 in housing counseling grants that will assist the agency to help individuals and families not only find housing, but will also offer them greater opportunities to keep their homes through counseling and training and to avoid loan modification scammers that are targeting millions of vulnerable populations.

New York, NY - December 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Rene Febles, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in New York, John F. Pikus, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Lt. John D. Durling of the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit announced that Michael Cassadei was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy in Albany to twenty-seven (27) months in prison, to be followed by three years’ supervised release, for his role as organizer of a local mortgage fraud scheme.

New York, NY - December 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that the certificate of occupancy was received at The Ellison, a luxurious residential development in the heart of West Harlem at 2255 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd at 133rd Street

New York, NY - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) today announced a major milestone for seniors and individuals with disabilities across the country, as two pieces of legislation he sponsored passed Congress and were sent to the President for his signature. One of the bills, S. 118, is designed to streamline the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program, which funds affordable housing for low-income seniors and protects their right to “age in place” through the provision of supportive, community-based services

WASHINGTON, DC - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles B. Rangel joined a bipartisan majority Tuesday in passing legislation that will improve a federal housing program for those with disabilities.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles B. Rangel applauded Congressional leaders Tuesday for passing a proposal that preserves and improves the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program.

Mineola, NY - December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that Warm Bed, Nassau’s homeless program providing shelter relief to families and individuals during cold winter months, has been activated. A one-stop Nassau County Winter Homeless Hotline, 1-866-WARM-BED, will operate 7 days a week and run through March 31. County Executive Mangano activated the program and hotline five days early, on December 10, in anticipation of the cold weather. Warm Bed was originally scheduled to open on December 15 this year. If winter conditions persist beyond March 31, the program will continue until warmer weather arrives

New York, NY - December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that construction has been completed at Columbia Commons, a new residential development in Brooklyn’s Columbia Street Waterfront District.

NEW YORK, NY - December 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Labor has taken legal action to recover more than $829,000 in back wages for 32 workers employed as demolition laborers by Enviro & Demo Masters Inc. and Gladiators Contracting Corp., construction demolition companies based in Brooklyn and Queens.

December 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced the construction of a new home in the Village of Hempstead’s Parkside Gardens as part of an effort between the County, the Long Island Housing Partnership, the Village of Hempstead, and the Hempstead Village Community Development Agency (IDA).

New York, NY - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Housing Authority Board Wednesday voted to approve the development of a new kindergarten-through-12th grade school and community center building at the St. Nicholas Houses development, to be built and operated by the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ). This new and exciting project is part of NYCHA’s effort to meet President Obama’s Choice Neighborhoods and Promise Neighborhoods challenge to housing authorities to integrate their residents with the larger community and link them to outside educational resources. The school building, to be funded by HCZ with assistance from the School Construction Authority, will be available also for community programming, including the use of the gymnasium in the evenings and on weekends

December 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Operations Stephen Goldsmith and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz today announced a plan to transform part of the City-owned Brooklyn Municipal Building into a vibrant retail use. The City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) today seeking a developer or commercial business to buy or lease 37,000 square feet on the ground floor and second floor of the building at 210 Joralemon Street in Downtown Brooklyn.

Buffalo, NY - December 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has hired two new educators to teach the public about energy-related programs available to Western New York residents

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With consumer interest in environmentally sustainable homes remaining strong despite the economic downturn, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is formally announcing a program to spur the building and certification of more green homes across the state.

December 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy released, for the first time, a quarterly update on six key indicators of housing market performance, based on a variety of administrative data sources.

November 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) announce their partnership to help young women living in public housing tackle life’s challenges through a series of workshops.

New York, NY - November 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kent M. Swig, President of Swig Equities, LLC, is pleased to announce that Todd E. Korren has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Director of Commercial Leasing and Operations. Mr. Korren, a 26-year real estate veteran, previously served as Senior Vice President and will maintain his current role as Director of Commercial Leasing and Operations.

New York, NY - November 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Flatbush Gardens workers were locked-out by their employer Renaissance Equity Holdings this morning, effectively preventing them from performing their jobs and serving thousands of tenants at the massive complex. The employer’s action took place following the workers' refusal to accept a more than 30 percent cut in wages and cuts to benefits that would leave most workers without health care coverage. The contract, which expired in April, covers more than 70 porters and handymen who maintain the complex that is home to more than 10,000 New Yorkers.

November 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) which consists of the all the state's newly-integrated housing and community renewal agencies, launched a new $25,000,000 Preservation Initiative Program that uses existing funds and leverages multiple program resources to preserve and upgrade New York's existing stock of affordable housing. The program will provide financing to upgrade the physical conditions of this aging portfolio

New York, N.Y. - November 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that they have signed on to be the exclusive sales and marketing representatives for three prominent new developments, and have also launched sales at an additional five developments in the last four weeks