WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $3,482,964 in Recovery Act funding to the Rochester area to stimulate community development and job growth.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $1,387,981 in Recovery Act funding to Central New York to stimulate community development and job growth.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $2,589,487 in Recovery Act funding to the Capital Region to stimulate community development and job growth.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) gave a preliminary endorsement Thursday to a proposal under consideration by the Obama administration that would allow troubled homeowners on the verge of foreclosure to remain in their homes as renters.

New York, NY - July 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Announced today, the Community Preservation Corporation’s (CPC) Bronx/Manhattan office closed on a $2.1 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance a mixed-use rental building located in the Inwood section of Manhattan.

San Francisco, CA - July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today at the Intersolar North America 2009 conference, Prism Solar Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of a unique holographic solar technology for solar-electric modules, announced receiving $1.5 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) through the Renewable, Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Product Manufacturing program.

Albany, NY - July 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- "At a time when many New Yorkers are affected by the economic downturn, we must ensure that our most vulnerable are protected and provided with the resources they need. This critical funding will provide affordable housing to thousands of New Yorkers statewide," said Governor Paterson.

Washington, DC - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) and Town of Cheektowaga Supervisor Mary Holtz announced that Cheektowaga will receive $1,045,720 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

Washington, D.C. - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced the awarding of a $4,652,495 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants for Westchester County. The grants are to rapidly re-house families who become homeless, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.

Washington, D.C.- July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced the awarding of an $860,643 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant for Rockland County. The grant is to rapidly re-house families who become homeless, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.

Washington, D.C. - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced the awarding of a $73,929,729 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant for New York City. The grant is to rapidly re-house families who become homeless, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.

Albany, NY - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – DHCR helped break ground recently on 330 Riverdale Avenue in Yonkers. The 11-story building will provide 153 apartments for low-income residents and is expected to be ready for occupancy in early 2011.

Riverhead, NY - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Standing at the Riverhead Free Library on Long Island, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that that a key Senate panel approved $500,000 to provide rebates for homes and businesses that install solar panels to generate energy.

NEW YORK, NY - July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced a $20 million pilot program to turn unsold condominiums, unrented apartments and stalled construction sites into affordable housing opportunities for moderate- and middle-income families.

New York, NY - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released Productivity Swings and Housing Prices, the latest article in its series Current Issues in Economics and Finance.

MANHATTAN, NY - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Public Advocate Gotbaum, joined by elected officials and advocates, today criticized Mayor Bloomberg for defending his administration’s failure to reduce homelessness by claiming that he had made city homeless shelters “a lot more attractive” to families.

New York, NY - July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced a $20 million pilot program to turn unsold condominiums, unrented apartments and stalled construction sites into affordable housing opportunities for moderate- and middle-income families.

Hauppauge , NY - July 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following up on the success of last year’s event – in which over 500 homeless individuals were connected with vital human services in one location on one day -- Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy announced that the second annual “Stand Up for the Homeless” will be held August 5 at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue.

Syracuse, NY - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced an award of $1.5 million to the Center for Clean Tech Entrepreneurship at the Tech Garden to establish a clean energy business incubator program that will provide business support to accelerate the successful development of early-stage, clean energy technology companies in Central Upstate New York.

Albany, NY - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Governor David A. Paterson and Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins today announced the awarding of funds for critical affordable housing initiatives in Westchester County, including those for senior citizens and disabled New Yorkers.

New York, NY - June 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) has approved a sales and real estate tax incentive package that will help Boundary Fence & Railing Systems Inc. to expand its operations in Richmond Hills, Queens.

UNIONDALE, NY - June 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - Joined by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, and Islanders owner Charles Wang, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced his support for the Lighthouse redevelopment project and said that he will push to secure federal transportation funding to upgrade and expand the transportation infrastructure essential for the project's success.

New York, NY - June 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber and New York Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky (NYCEDC) today announced the grand opening of the first phase of the Mount Hope Community Center located at 55 Townsend Avenue in the Bronx.

NEW YORK, NY - June 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Today the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc. (WHGA), a 39-year-old Community Development Corporation celebrated the completed renovation and reopening of the Mannie L. Wilson Towers Senior Residence, located at 565 Manhattan in Avenue.

New York, NY - June 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - Commissioner Deborah VanAmerongen of the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), Priscilla Almodovar, President and Chief Executive Officer of NYS Housing Finance Agency (HFA), Michael Newman, Director, Bureau of Housing Development, OMH, Gloribel M. Cruz, Vice President, Affordable Housing Finance, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Bill Traylor, President, Richman Housing Resources, LLC and Diane Louard-Michel, Director, NY Program, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), joined Community Access and its partner, Alembic Development Company to break ground on a $37 million project that will create 105 units of affordable housing on Cedar Avenue, in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.