Mayor de Blasio and M/WBE Director Maya Wiley today announced that from Harlem to Hollis were awarded $1,618,103,913 – over $1.6 billion – in contracts to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises in Fiscal Year 2015.
Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy (video)
NYSDEC Issues 3rd Day Harlem Air Quality Alert (video)
NYSDEC Issues 2nd Day Harlem Air Quality Alert (video)
NYC Residential Market Surges From Harlem To Hollis
Demonstrating the significant upswing in the New York City residential sales market, all five boroughs saw increases in total consideration, sales volume, and average sales prices in the second quarter of 2015, according to the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY) Second Quarter Residential Sales Report.Continue reading
Harlem Senator Espaillat’s Remarks On Rent Laws (video)
The following video clip is of Senator Adriano Espaillat's floor speech of the State The Senate on the five day rent law extender (S.5997).Continue reading
HPD Urges Harlemites To Prevent Avoidable Tragedies
As the weather gets warmer, the Health Department and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) remind Harlemites that properly installed window guards are an important safety measure to prevent children from falling out of open windows from Harlem to Hollis. Continue reading
Comptroller Stringer Launches Online Tool For NYC’ers
The accessibility and affordability of low-cost checking accounts varies widely across banks from Harlem to Hollis according to a new report, “Take it to the Bank: A New Yorker’s Guide to Affordable Checking Options,” released today by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.
Continue readingFrom Harlem To Hollis Mayor Bill de Blasio Calls For Stronger Rent Laws
Mayor Bill de Blasio today called for stronger rent laws that will stem the loss of affordable apartments to deregulation. More than 35,000 affordable apartments have left rent regulation since it was last extended in 2011, putting enormous pressure on working families and pushing longtime tenants out of fast-gentrifying neighborhoods. Continue reading
4,000 New York Cares Volunteers Revitalized From Harlem To Hollis
Approximately 4,000 New York Cares volunteers revitalized 71 parks, gardens, playgrounds, and waterfronts across the five boroughs during the 21st Annual New York Cares Day Spring, sponsored by HSBC, on Saturday, April 18th. Continue reading