Housing Communities Program News Today

The City of Ithaca is now eligible for state funding to support more housing development.This comes after Gov. Kathy Hochul recognized the city as a Pro-Housing

The push is on to build new homes on vacant lots in Buffalo.

PLATTSBURGH — As the housing shortage continues to be an issue in the North Country and across the state, area leaders are hoping to find solutions soon.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (HCR) has named the City of Syracuse a Pro-Housing Community. Th

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 213 New York municipalities have launched applications to be certified as Pro-Housing Communities, including 61 local governments that have already been certified. The Pro-Housing Communities Program, launched by Governor Hochul last year as part of a package of Executive Actions to increase the housing supply, recognizes municipalities for their

TROY, N.Y. — Mayor Carmella Mantello took to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall stage Wednesday night to deliver her first State of the City address. Throughout the speech, she emphasized three points: safer, cleaner, and greener. “These efforts aim to dramatically improve the quality of life for everyone who calls Troy home, transforming our […]

There wasn’t much support in the state Legislature for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase new housing construction last year. But a downstate Democrat

There wasn’t much support in the state Legislature for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase new housing construction last year. But a downstate Democrat

TROY, N.Y. — The Collar City recently applied to New York State’s Pro-Housing Communities Program, Mayor Carmella Mantello announced. This program will offer the city certification because it actively supports housing growth, and will benefit communities by giving them preferential scoring for certain discretionary funding grants, a news release from the mayor’s office said. The […]

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