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DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Around The Towns: Haitian-American Steps Into Senate Race, Race Talk, Paris Cathedral
Planning a trip to Paris and want to know when Notre Dame will re-open? Not for five years says the French president. Why's that? Find out more about the fire-ravaged cathedral on Thursday, March 5 at the Alliance Francaise in White Plains. That's when Yale University professor R. Howard Bloch will talk about the challenges of rebuilding Notre Dame and about other French cathedrals. The event is at 7 p.m. and here's where to RSVP. Haitian-American Spring Valley Trustee Enters 38th District Race "Being able to make history and show Haitian children in our community that someo…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: Hudson Accountant Swiped Hundreds Of Thousands From Englewood Affordable Housing Corp
A Hudson County accountant embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing to Englewood residents, federal authorities said Tuesday. Yezenia Castillo, 44, of Hoboken, was charged with four counts of wire fraud for “using her position as the accountant for the non-profit company to issue unauthorized checks made payable to herself or entities she controlled,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Although federal authorities didn’t publicly identify the company, Daily Voice learned that Castillo worked for the Great Englewood H…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Real Estate
Affordable Housing Units Coming To Rosie O'Donnell's Former Bergen County Property
TV personality Rosie O’Donnell’s former property in Bergen County will soon be transformed into affordable housing units. The project, approved by local officials Feb. 10, is the settlement to a lawsuit that claimed that the Borough of Saddle River systematically enforced zoning policies to exclude working families and people of color. The five-acre estate on E. Allendale Road, as well as two adjoining lots, will become an inclusive development with eight homes that will remain affordable to working families as per a landmark agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center. Three new affordab…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Fairfield County Town Seeks Public Input On Community Development Grant Funds
The Town of Fairfield is awaiting public input before it can develop a five-year plan on how to spend a nearly half-million dollar federal grant to address affordable housing. The Department of Community & Economic Development will hold the first of several scheduled workshops on Wednesday, Feb. 12 related to the Town’s continued participation in the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The purpose of the workshop is to solicit public input on housing and homeless needs in conjunction with the development of the town’s Five Year Consolidated Plan. Fairfield expects…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Chappaqua TV Anchor, Bedford Supervisor Among Early Candidates Vying For State Assembly Seat
Bedford Supervisor Chris Burdick and Kristen Browde, a Chappaqua attorney and former network TV anchor, are the latest to join a crowded field of candidates running for the 93rd Assembly District. Other Westchester residents previously announcing their candidacy for Assemblyman David Buchwald's seat include White Plains atrorney Jeremiah Frei Pearson, activist Richard Payne, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce President Mark Jaffe and Alex Roithmayr, who is Buchwald's chief of staff. In October, Buchwald announced his intention to run for U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey's congressiona…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Schools
'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority
In October, a family at Green Homes, an affordable housing community in Bridgeport, went without water several days through a weekend after a burst pipe flooded their unit and others. When Mayor Joe Ganim got the news from his staff, he wanted to "find out the correct story" then work on a plan to improve the lives of city housing residents. "There's no reason a mother and two children should go without water the whole weekend. Mayor Ganim truly cares about folks and he's looking at these areas to improve quality-of-life conditions," said Rowena White in the mayor's office. To i…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Wait List Opens For Low-Income Jersey City Apartments
The waitlist for two-bedroom low-income housing tax credit apartments at Mill Creek Gardens in Jersey City has been reopened, officials said. The rent for the two-bedroom low-income housing tax-credit unit will be $1,145 per month. The residents of apartments developed through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program pay rent that is based on the Area Median Income (AMI). Under federal guidelines governing Hudson County, the maximum gross income limit for one person is $38,520, two people is $44,040, three people is $49,560 and four people is $55,020. Vouchers are welcomed. "As Jersey …
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Seeks To Keep Housing Affordable, Contain Gentrification
For decades Newark has been struggling to rebuild since the violent racial disturbances of the late 1960s left swaths of the city devastated and fueled white flight to the suburbs. Now that those efforts are beginning to pay off, the city faces another growing challenge: gentrification. Rents in at least some parts of the city, which had been rising steadily for years, have now begun to soar out of range for many longtime residents. The administration of Mayor Ras Baraka has formed an 11-member commission of experts and stakeholders to “ensure that development policies and projects in New…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Around The Towns: Lawmakers Fight Electric Hike, Scorn Guns, Restore Federal Funds, Praise LGBT
State Sen. Shelley B. Mayer of Yonkers recently testified against Con Edison's proposed electric and gas rate increase for 3.5 million Westchester and New York City customers. In January, the utility company applied to the state Public Service Commission to request a total revenue increase of $695 million, resulting in a 5.7 percent increase on the average residential electric bill, and a 10.9 percent increase on the average residential gas bill. If approved, Con Edison estimates that the average bill for a residential electric customer would increase by more than $6 monthly and by mor…
Newark, NJ
News
Newark First City In NJ Offering Free Lawyers For Renters Facing Eviction
Newark has officially become just the third city in the country to offer pro bono legal services for low-income tenants facing eviction, officials announced this week. City native and attorney Khabirah Myers heads up the Office of Tenant Legal Services, which opened Wednesday. She has already met with residents since she was hired in April. The office, which will work with attorneys offering their services for free, will assist low-income residents facing unwarranted or illegal evictions. More than half of Essex County’s evictions, about 20,000 a year, occur in Newark. “In creating this o…
Brentwood, NY
Business
Two East End Affordable Housing Developments Getting $1.8M From Suffolk County
Suffolk County will provide $1.8 million for two affordable housing projects on East End. One of these, Gansett Meadow will be located in Amagansett, and the second project, Vineyard View, will be located in Greenport, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in the announcement. The Gansett Meadow development will be less than half a mile away for the Long Island Rail Road station. The project will include 37 units, 36 of which will be affordable to residents. The unit mix will include 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom, 3 Bedroom, and 4 Bedroom apartments. The co-developers …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Real Estate
$95M Apartment Complex Planned For Westchester Avenue In White Plains
A $95 million development will replace a parking lot across from a busy office building in the heart of Westchester County's I-287 corridor. The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved measures to provide financial incentives for the complex that would be constructed at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. According to the IDA, the complex would be comprised of three separate five-story buildings on a 20-acre site with a total of 303 one- two- and three-bedroom apartments. Of those units, 19 would be deemed affordable. The amenities planned at the site include a …
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