SCHUMER RECOMMENDS LONG ISLAND’S GARY R. BROWN TO FILL ISLIP SEAT ON UNITED STATES...
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that he is recommending U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary Brown to President Obama to serve on the bench of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Brown is a resident of Setauket, was raised in Elmont, went to Elmont Memorial High School and was born in Brooklyn.
Empire State Development Announces Angry Orchard Groundbreaking in Walden
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that Angry Orchard Cider Company officially broke ground on construction of its new cidery, tasting room, and hard cider research-and-development center, at its 60-acre apple orchard in the village of Walden, Orange County. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball joined Angry Orchard and local and community leaders in raising a glass in celebration of the new facility.
Royce Elicits Lew Support for GSE Reform Building Blocks
Today, U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-Calif.) questioned United States Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew at the House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled "The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” on the current status of the GSEs and the need to reform them.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event July 11, 2015 at Monticello Transfer Station
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS: Solvents, oil-based paints, antifreeze, pool chemicals, acids, bases, fluorescent bulbs, cleaning products, mercury containing devices, pesticides/herbicides, automotive batteries, roofing tar, wood preservatives, adhesives, creosote, stains and inks
SCHUMER: SERVICEMEMBERS FROM UPSTATE NY ARE AT RISK OF ABUSIVE FINANCIAL PRACTICES WHEN DEPLOYED...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Currently Lacks The Authority To Supervise & Enforce Protections For Servicemembers; Feds Have So Far Been Inconsistent In Enforcing Existing Protections. New Schumer Bill, the Military Consumer Protection Act, Will Give the CFPB – Our Nation’s Premier Consumer Watchdog – the Jurisdiction to Enforce Protections For Upstate NY Soldiers
Rep. Maloney applauds CFPB for TRID implementation delay
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, today released the following statement in reaction to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s decision to delay implementation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) – Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Integrated Disclosure (TRID) regulation
Brewer announces $6 million for tech in 57 Manhattan public schools
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer today announced a slate of capital grant awards promoting the use of technology and technology instruction in Manhattan’s public schools. The grants will be included in the city’s budget for Fiscal Year 2016, whose adoption is expected later this month.
New York Experiences Explosive Solar Growth in First Quarter of 2015
New York’s aggressive efforts to expand its clean energy economy are continuing to produce impressive results, with the state ranking third in the nation in new solar capacity during the first quarter of 2015. New York trailed only California and Nevada in Q1, according to the recently released U.S. Solar Market Insight Report compiled by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES NEW BROADBAND RESOURCE AND 2015 AWARD WINNERS AT THIRD NYS...
At the Third New York State Broadband Summit, Empire State Development (ESD) announced a new resource, the NYS Broadband Deployment Support and Resource Center website and the 2015 Broadband Champion Awards were also announced, recognizing high-achieving leaders working to expand broadband access across the state.
Maloney statement on official groundbreaking of the Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island
I am delighted to celebrate the groundbreaking for Cornell Tech, a project that will create tens of thousands of jobs, both during construction and as students start creating new start-ups. When Mayor Bloomberg first proposed this idea of a new applied sciences school, I worked incredibly hard to build support to bring it to Roosevelt Island, and I am thrilled that the project is officially in the ground.
Rose Secures Financing for the Development of 7 West 21st Street
Rose Associates announced today that it has closed a $182 million loan funded by the issuance of bonds provided by the New York State Housing Finance Agency for the development of a new luxury rental property in Manhattan. The bonds were purchased by Wells Fargo, M&T Bank, and TD Bank. The loan will facilitate the construction of 7 West 21st Street, an 80/20 development led by New York City-based Friedland Properties
HUD INCREASES NEW YORK HOUSING COUNSELING FUNDING BY 24%
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded an additional $500,000 to 15 current grantees and 4 new recipients to help New York families and individuals with their housing needs and to prevent future foreclosures. A major new program was funded in Rochester, along with significant increases to four existing programs in New York City. The grants announced today are in addition to $2.1 million awarded to New York State in April
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: EXPIRATION OF RENT LAWS
At 10:00 last night, the Governor announced that the legislature had failed to extend New York State rent stabilization and rent control laws and that those protections for tenants would expire, at least for the next few days. The assumption is that the laws will eventually be extended, and that tenants will again be protected, but that there may be a short period during which the protections have ended
A.G. Schneiderman Offers Guidance To Rent-Stabilized Tenants In Process Of Lease Renewal
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today is urging any rent stabilized tenant who may have been improperly denied a lease renewal under rent stabilization laws to contact his office. Under the rent stabilization laws--which expired yesterday at midnight-- landlords were obligated to provide lease renewals to rent stabilized tenants at least 90 days prior to their lease expiration.
NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY REACHES HALFWAY MARK IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WORK AT...
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has reached the halfway mark in two ambitious, multi-year capital improvement projects to overhaul and extend the life of three small hydroelectric facilities--the Crescent Plant and Vischer Ferry Plant, on the Mohawk River in the Capital Region, and the Ashokan Plant on the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County.
Hoylman Blasts Senate Republicans on Expiring Rent Laws
State Senator Brad Hoylman said: “Tonight, by allowing New York's rent laws to expire, State Senate Republicans are toying with the lives of more than two million New Yorkers. Rather than renewing and strengthening these important laws, my misguided Republican colleagues have passed phony ‘one house’ legislation that would fundamentally undermine the rent laws themselves
Empire State Development Announced Ace Hardware Corporation Will Expand In New York’s Capital Region
The World’s Largest Hardware Cooperative Retains 292 Jobs and Creates 25 New Jobs in NY Empire State Development (ESD) announced that Ace Hardware Corporation, the world’s largest hardware cooperative, will expand with a new Retail Support Center in Saratoga County at 55 Northern Pines Road in Gansevoort, New York.
City to Hold Public Open House in Support of the East Main Arts &...
The City will host an open house next week to discuss draft recommendations for the East Main Arts & Market Initiative. This will be the second of two public meetings for the study, which seeks to identify multi-modal circulation, access and parking improvements, recommendations for land use development, streetscape enhancements, community branding, and strategies to promote housing opportunities.
Healthy Living Celebration
LISC New York City, Creative Art Works, NYC Smoke-Free, & the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will join Hope Community, Inc. to celebrate their efforts as they create healthier living environments for residents and staff. Hope Community, Inc. worked with Two Shades of Green (TSG), a collaboration to help affordable housing owners and managers create cost effective green and healthy property management practices
Assemblymember Barrett: New York State Recognizes Veterans for Their Remarkable Service
Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Columbia, Dutchess) announced the passage of legislation she authored that will ensure veterans of recent conflicts receive the property tax exemption they deserve. The bill specifically directs the Division of Veterans' Affairs to remind assessors that veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are eligible for the veterans alternative real property tax exemption
Statement From A.G. Schneiderman On Rent Laws
Attorney General Eric. T Schneiderman released the following statement today on New York City's expiring rent regulation laws
EPA Proposes Changes to Cleanup Plan at Olean Well Field Site – AVX Property...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to modify a cleanup plan originally issued in 1996 to address soil and groundwater at the AVX property at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Cattaraugus County, Olean, NY. Soil and groundwater at the AVX property located at 1695 Seneca Avenue are contaminated with volatile organic compounds, which are often found in paint, solvents, aerosol sprays, cleaners, disinfectants, automotive products and dry cleaning fluids.
DiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
The state’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities’ Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office (DDSO) skirted state procurement laws for more than 1,400 purchases worth more than $1 million, gave one vendor an unfair advantage in obtaining the state’s business and overpaid for hundreds of household items
Hundreds Rally to Call on Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to Create More...
Hundreds rallied in front of Governor Cuomo’s Executive Office in midtown today to call for fully funding supportive housing. Supportive housing – permanent housing which is combined with mental health and other support services – is proven to be cost-effective and successful in reducing homelessness for vulnerable New Yorkers. Every unit of supportive housing built saves more than $10,000 per year in taxpayer dollars through the reduced use of costly shelters, hospitals, psych centers and incarceration
Governor Cuomo Announces 26 Properties Nominated to State and National Registers of Historic Places
New York - June 12, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Board for Historic...
