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- HFA NewsJuly 29, 2011“If you want to make an argument that government can work on a large scale and accomplish remarkable tasks, this is it,” says Mr. Jahr (who, full disclosure, was my boss when I was a tenant organizer decades ago). There is a tendency to hear hyperbole in such claims. But if you walk the working-class neighborhoods of Memphis, Newark, Atlanta and even Chicago you still find acres of hopelessness. Urban rebirth is a tricky business. Mr. Koch deserves pride of place in this tale. He decided that the city would rebuild, and its investment dwarfed that of the next 50 cities. Mayor David N. Dinkins paid special attention to Bradhurst, as forbidding an expanse of north Harlem as could be found in the early 1990s. Today, its playgrounds are filled with cacophonous children.
- HFA NewsJuly 1, 2011On June 24th, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced passage of the greatest expansion of rent regulations in 40 years.
- HFA NewsApril 4, 2011NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) which includes all the integrated housing and community renewal agencies of New York, today announced a new State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) program for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers called the Own it, Fix it New York! Home Mortgage, developed by HCR to help stabilize neighborhoods and property values by improving the quality of New York's housing stock.
- HFA NewsApril 4, 2011New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today announced approval of $3.2 million in awards and $49 million in insurance commitments to help build and preserve 756 affordable housing units, assist business development around the state, and create jobs.
- HFA NewsNovember 1, 2010New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today approved $287.8 million in financings and grants to build and rehabilitate 1,854 affordable homes, create jobs and stimulate local economies. HCR consists of all the major housing and community renewal agencies of New York State, which were recently merged and integrated under a single management structure. By aligning similar programs, HCR has reduced paperwork, red tape and duplicative efforts, increasing the efficiency of the State's housing programs while reducing costs.
