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F wkig class hushlds, th aity suudig thi husig status

dd i th waig days f th lgislati sssi as G Cu

pickd up th ls ds f th ppls usiss ad had ut a

ius ill that wd ad stgthd th stats t laws, ag

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Vol. XXXVI No.

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JULY 5, 2011 voLUme xxxvI, nUmber 14

The New York Mortgage Coalition (NYMC) is a unique collaboration of financial institutions

and community housing agencies dedicated to helping low to moderate-income families

become first-time homebuyers in the Greater New York area. Through financial workshops

and one-to-one homeownership counseling, NYMCs eight community groups educate

qualified borrowers into becoming responsible home buyers. Participating lenders provide

competitive, fixed-rate loans which may include closing cost and down payment subsidies

on a need basis.

For more information on joining the New York Mortgage Coalition please contact:Ken Inadomi, Director

212.742.0762

[email protected]

Every year the New York Mortgage Coalitionhelps thousands of renters prepare

for homeownership.

NYMCs Financial Institutions:

Amalgamated Bank, Astoria Federal Savings Bank,

Bank of America, Capital One Bank, Citibank, HSBC,

JPMorgan Chase, M & T Bank.

NYMCs Community Housing Agencies:

Asian Americans For Equality, Cypress Hills Local

Development Corporation, Harlem Congregations for

Community Improvement, Housing Partnership Development

Corp., Housing Action Council, Long Island Housing

Partnership, Neighbors Helping Neighbors,

and Pratt Area Community Council.


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JULY 5, 2011 voLUme xxxvI, nUmber 14feature

F wkig class hushlds, thaity suudig thi husigstatus dd i th waig days fth lgislati sssi as GCu pickd up th ls ds fth ppls usiss ad hadut a ius ill that wd adstgthd th stats t laws,ag th thigs.

It is a tstat t th stgth fth tat t ad th stg

cdiati pidd y th ral rtrf capaig that ths iptatlaws w stgthd, said AnHDecuti Dict bjai Dulchi.Additially, Spak Sil ad thallis i th lgislatu ds cditf cutig a statgy that likdstgthig f th t laws t walf th 421-a cstucti ta aattad ppty ta caps, tw piitis fth rpulica-ctlld Sat.

Th rt Act f 2011 passd y Alaypids a fu-ya tsi f thegcy Husig rt Ctl Law(eHrCL) f Ju 16, 2011 utilJu 15, 2015, just aft th stats2014 guatial lcti. Th asal ky pisis.

Fist, th act aiss th $2,000 acacydctl thshld y $500 t $2,500.This falls sht f u ultiat gal fclsig th acacy dctl lphl

at last aisig th thshld adindexing it to ination. However,spcially i th ut ughs, this-ti icas will slw th lss fgulatd apatts.

Scd, th act als aks dstipts t th IdiidualApatt Ipt ( 1/40th)program. Specically, there is achag i th fula that gshw uch a ladld ca pass t a

tent for renovations made to a specic

apatt. F uildigs with 35 uits, ladlds will ly al t pass 1/60th f ths csts cpad tth cut 1/40th fula. F salluildigs, th 1/40th fula aisi tact. This chag will d-ictiizladlds f uyig uildigsoften at inated priceswith theitti f quickly akig apattsuaffdal.

Thid, ladlds will ly al ttak th acacy us, which allwsts t icas y 20 pct, ca ya. This will discuag ladldsf apidly tuig a apatt,stis ultipl tis a ya,t facilitat quick ad dastic ticass.

Fially, ad sthig th tatmovement did not ght for, the actaiss th high ic thshld f

$175,000 t $200,000 f high ictats.

Th g tutd th laws ashaig s f th stgst asusiplatd i aly 40 yas ad hlpigt su that alst 100,000 uits willstay i th t gulati syst th t fw yas ad ai aailalf wkig-class nw Yks.

Whil th sults f Th rt Act f 2011

dlid a spit f sts, th aay stgthig adts thatdid t happ. Th tat thas thus shiftd u fcus twadgat fct ad ffctit adiistati. Th a salcapaigs ud way ad pliiaytigs ha cuagig.

Stay tud t futu issus f ifati aut ths ffts.

State RenewS, StRengthenSRent LawS

K Pin hrn a 2011

- raiss th dgu-lati t thshldf $2,000 t $2,500

- raiss th icthshld f$175,000 t $200,000

- Liits ladlds tcllct ly a-cacy us p ya,

ducig th a-ipulati f lassi d t push uitsut f th syst

- Chags hwipts acalculatd adveried for individual

apatts, which willduc a ladldsaility t aus thsatis as a tlt fc uits ut f

gulati


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JULY 5, 2011 voLUme xxxvI, nUmber 14feature

Lik ay c city pgas, affdal husig

ad ighhd stailizati iitiatis facds udgt thats duig gtiatis f thCitys FY 2012 udgt. AnHD ad u swkd paticulaly had u ky pgasthis ya, ad th is s gd ws ads ad ws.

of st cc t AnHD ad u s,may blg had ppsd cuttig thnighhd Psati Csultat Pga(nPCP) y alst 50%, which wuld haducd fudig f $1.08 illi t $580,000.

Thugh a cdiat fft f ltt witig,tigs with Cucil ms, a psscfc th stps f City Hall, ad aipassid tig with HPD CissiWaua, w achid a aigful statif $250,000. Thus, ttal fudig f th nPCPpga will $830,000 i FY 12.

I additi t stig s f this iptatfudig, w w cuagd t ha HPD -afrm its commitment to the program as well as

hw uch th agcy alus th patshipad ctiutis f u s.

That ig said, th appd cut will haa signicant impact on the ability of ANHDs t spd ffctily t th aiusfcs thatig th affdal husig stck iighhds acss th city. Ths cuts cat iwd i islati. rath, th cityth thMayor and City Councilmust nd additionalsucs t su iptat ifastuctu ad

th lg-t itality f u cuitis a t

sacriced.

Fudig f nPCP is just f ay udgtdcisis agd t last th. Withi th $66illi udgt, City Cucil wd its fudigf ight husig iitiatis with $5.26 illi ittal fudig. AnHD, alg with Patt Ct fCuity Dlpt, cid fudig ftw f th stadut, citywid iitiatis.Additially, th Husig Psati Iitiatiwas fudd y th Cucil at $1,250,000 thisya. HPI tk a cut f $250,000 f last yas

fudig ll. S schdul C, pag 32 (lik tSchdul C lw). Th sa u f gupsa fudd, ut at $50,000 p gup istad f$60,000 p gup. Dspit th cut, HPI ais ahighly-spctd pga with Cucil msad Cucil ladship. Idd, th stgth fHPI gis us a slid chac t ha it stdt ya.

Th Cuity Csultat Ctact pgawas agai fudd y th Cucil at $415,000this year. This is a signicant achievement and

a dict sps t u actiis as ay thpgas w zd ut cut sustatially.Th fudig ach gup cid diffs, utpag 31 Schdul C lays ut ach gupsallcati.

Th cuts will hut ay gups ad u wk i uighhds, ut this was a tadiailydifcult budget year. The collective efforts of allu gups ad th diffc ad w shuldall fl pud f ths accplishts.

nYC FY 2012 Budget RepoRt

AnHD s accplish ig thigs i husig. Hlp us tll ths stis.

Hp h aNHD In rd Impv.

Asthtically, th AnHD Ic rad has dastically ipd four rst issue more than 30 plus years ago. Now were looking toyu f hlp i u ditial ipts. Suggst a sty ida,suit a aticl, iitiat a fatu yu gaizati.Sd yu ail t [email protected]

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April12, 2011VolumeXXXVINumber8

ResidentscallforNYCommunityBanktoendMilk&RunLastThursday,tenantsof735BryantAveinthe

Bronxheldapress conferencetodemandaction.Thegoalwastobring attention tothedisinvestment

andphysicalneglectthathas plaguedtheirb uilding

foryears.

ResidentswerejoinedbyBronxBorough President

RubenD iazandCityCouncilSpeakerChristineQuinn, aswellas neighbors fromsurroundingbuildings as theycollectivelycalledon NewYork

CommunityBanktoputan endtotheserialneglect.Unfortunately,this is nota n isolatedincidentforNew

YorkCommunityBank,whichholds themortgageon

735Bryantas wellas 33 otherbuildings (includingcontdon p3

Above(l-r)B ronxBoroughPresidentRubenD iaz,735B ryantAvenueTenantAssociation PresidentGennetRileyandCityCouncilSpeakerQuinn duringthepressconference.Inset:Residents ofnearbybuildingsunderNYCBs portfolioexpress thoughts


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JULY 5, 2011 voLUme xxxvI, nUmber 14resources

Pj MngNeighborhood Restore HDFC (NR) and Restored Homes HDFC (RH), two related non-prot housing developmentcpatis a lkig f a ProJeCT mAnAGer wh caaag a ptfli f sits ad s ppty aagt ad dlpt actiitis f ths sits.

Specic responsibilities include: oversee the property managers in activities including development and approval ofannual budgets and building stabilization plans, review monthly nancial positions, coordinate emergency repairs, andfacilitat pducti tat latis, i additi t wkig with HPD, piat fudig istitutis, ad th City agcisto assist developers to complete scopes of work and nancing options, rehabilitation plans, tenant communication andcstucti la clsig.

Qualied applicants to this position would possess a masters degree in planning, real estate nance, businessadministration or comparable eld and a minimum of 4 years of work experience in the areas of housing or community

dlpt, ppty aagt, plaig is quid. Wk pic with th City f nw Yk ad failiaitywith nYC ighhds ad a alid dis lics is pfd.

Plas ail su t: [email protected] rst is a equal opptuity eply.

Bdg Mng tinClinton Housing Development Company (CHDC) is a non-prot organization that develops, manages and owns affordablehusig i mahatta. CHDC is lkig f a buildig maag Tai wh is itstd i affdal husig adcuity dlpt.

Th buildig maag is spsil f aagig th day-t-day aagt f uildigs as assigd. each uildig

aag is assigd ctai uildigs f which s/h is th piay ctact ps. buildig maags a acti -callduig th wk ad assigd wkds ad hlidays a tatial asis.rpnibiii

Pcss uildig aitac ad pai pjcts ad qusts f assigd uildigs; mit cplait lg daily,pcss all qusts, ad ccs as cssay; riw ad app all ills ad iics f assigd uildigs;esu that gula aitac pcdus ccu, icludig ut t liitd t ful dliy ad tiati f allCHDC uildigs; Pduc wkly pts f dpattal p tasks.

Minimum Qualifcations

Computer literacy including MS Ofce; Excellent administrative and organizational skills; Strong written and oralcuicati skills; Aility t juggl ultipl tasks; Aility t wk withi tifas; Spaish spakig a plus.

s rng$33,000 - $38,000 (sidt) $35,000 - $40,000 (-sidt)

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8/11


NEWLY CONSTRUCTED APARTMENTS FOR RENT

922 Westchester Owners LLC is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 87 affordablehousing rental apartments now under construction at 920 Westchester Ave, in the Longwood section of the Bronx.

This building is being constructed through the Low-Income Affordable Marketplace Program (LAMP) of the New YorkCity Housing Development Corporation and the Low Income Rental Program (LIRP) of the New York City Departmentof Housing Preservation and Development. The size, rent, and targeted income distribution for the 87 apartments areas follows:

* Subject to Occupancy Criteria ** Includes gas for cooking *** Income guidelines subject to change

Qualified Applicants will be required to meet income guidelines and additional selection criteria. To request anapplication, mail a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE to: 922 Westchester Owners LLC c/o: TheWavecrest Management Team, 87-14 116th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418, or download fromwww.922Westchester.com. Completed applications must be returned by regular mail only (no priority,certified, registered, expressed or overnight mail will be accepted) to a post office box number, that will belisted with the application, and must be postmarked by 08/15/11. Applications postmarked after08/15/11 will beset aside for possible future consideration. Applications will be selected by lottery; applicants who submit more thanone application will be disqualified. Disqualified applications will not be accepted. A general preference will be given toNew York City residents. Current and eligible residents ofBronx Community Board 2 will receive preference for 50%of the units. Eligible households that include persons with mobility impairments will receive preference for 5% of theunits; eligible households that include persons with visual and/or hearing impairments will receive preference for 2% ofthe units; and eligible City of New York Municipal Employees will receive a 5% preference.

No Brokers Fee. No Application Fee.

MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, MayorNew York City Department of

Housing Preservation and DevelopmentMathew M. Wambua, Commissioner

New York City Housing Development CorporationMARC JAHR, Presidentwww.nyc.gov/housing

#Apts.Available ApartmentSize HouseholdSize* MonthlyRent** TotalAnnualIncomeRange***Minimum Maximum

27 Studio 1 $731 $26,846 $33,300

16 1Bedroom1

2$781

$28,594 $33,300

$28,594 $38,040

44 2Bedroom

2

3

4

$942

$34,149 $38,040

$34,149 $42,780

$34,149 $47,520


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Gn/cn Nm: cmmni sviBk Gn (csBG) tining nd thniain (t/ta) Pgm: rginPmn nd Innvin cni

Dadli: Aug 08, 2011

epctd nu f Awads: 10estiatd Ttal Pga Fudig: $4,250,000Awad Cilig/Fl: $425,000

The Ofce of Community Services (OCS) withinth Adiistati f Child ad Failis (ACF)aucs that cptig applicatis will accptd f a w gat t stalish rgialPfac ad Iati Cstia (rPIs).

This cpati agt will fud t rPIst s as gial fcal pits t lad T/TA

capacity-uildig actiitis. rPIs will cdiatactiitis dsigd t stgth th aility f StatAssciatis t lag sucs; pt adsustai latiships tw Stat Assciatis adth cspdig Stat CSbG Lad Agcis; adicas th capacity f Stat Assciatis t addssth ad T/TA ds f CSbG-ligil titis.

Th c fuctis f th rPIs a T/TA cdiatiad ifati dissiati. F pupss f thisfunding opportunity, the well-dened geographic areaswill alig with stalishd ACF rgis.

rgial cdiats will physically lcatd i thggaphic aa thy pps t s. Fudig will liitd t awad p gi.

Withi ach gi, a sigl Stat Assciati wills as th gat. Th gats will slctdthugh a cptiti iw pcss. Hw,Stat Assciatis i ach gi ay cdiatffts ad apply as cstia. Piity is gi tapplicat gaizatis with p ptis i thcdiati gial T/TA actiitis ad th pisi

f statwid T/TA fcusd capacity-uildig adnon-prot management. Support from other StateAssciatis i th gi will a fact csiddi th awad dcisis.

Stat Assciati Patships t SupptCapacity-buildig ad eplay Pactics rPIswill cllaat with Stat Assciatis t supptcapacity-uildig ad play pactics. rPICstia will quid t pid capacity-uildigsuppt f $25,000 t all Stat Assciatis i thi

dened geographic area that can provide a letterf suppt f th Stat CSbG Lad Agcy addstat ship ltts f suppt fth ajity f CSbG-ligil titis i th Stat.rPIs will als quid t ddicat at last 20pct f th ttal Fdal fuds qustd t StatAssciatis i thi ggaphic aa t supptth ctiud dlpt, ipltati, adiistati f play pactics dsigd ticas th capacity, ip th ifastuctu, adaddss th sustaiaility f Stat Assciatis. rPIswill stalish patships with Stat Assciatisthugh ctacts supptd y th HHS awad itcis. It is aticipatd that th rPIs l i thpatship with Stat Assciatis will t s asscal agent and provide technical assistance.

Lik: http://www.acf.hhs.g/gats/p/fa/iw/HHS-2011-ACF-oCS-eQ-0187- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Dadli: Aug 08, 2011

epctd nu f Awads: 12estiatd Ttal Pga Fudig: $3,600,000Awad Cilig: $300,000

Chic nighhds Plaig Gats will supptth dlpt f cphsi ighhditalizati plas which will tasf ths

cuitis it ial, id-ic ighhdsy likig husig ipts with apppiatsics, schls, pulic assts, tasptati, adaccss t js. Th pga is fcusd dictigsucs t addss th c gals: husig,ppl ad ighhds. T achi ths cgals, cuitis ust dlp ad iplt acphsi ighhd italizati statgy, Tasfati Pla. Th Tasfati Pla willc th guidig dcut f th italizatif th pulic ad/ assistd husig uits whilsiultausly dictig th tasfati f th

suudig ighhd ad psiti utcs ffailis.

Lik: http://www07.gats.g/sach/sach.d?&d=vIeW&ppId=98093


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Dadli: This is a p rFP uig thugh may18, 2012.

Fudig Aut: t statd

eligiility: s suay lw

nw Yk City ecic Dlpt Cpati(nYCeDC) sks ppsals f th sal las fa appiatly 25,762 squa ft pacl f ladlcatd blck 1557, Lts 3, 4, 23, 26, 28, 31, 32,33, 34, 35, 36, ad 37 i th bdfd-Stuysatscti f bkly (th Sit).

Thugh this rqust F Ppsals (rFP),nYCeDC is skig idiiduals gaizatis tdlp th Sit f a us that aiizs th catif js f lcal sidts, gats pcds

attiutd t w dlpt f ta uad puchas pic/gud t, ad is cttuallyapppiat i ts f th dsig ad us.

nYCeDC plas t slct a dlp th asis ffacts statd i th rFP which iclud, ut a tlimited to: job creation, respondent team qualicationsand nancial ability, proposed use and design, thelatiship f th ppsd pjct t th suudigcuity, cic ipact th City, th m/Wbe hiig pla, ad ppsd puchas pic t. nYCeDC will pf spss that iclud

apppiat idustial uss, ut will als csidth uss.

Lik: http://a856-itt.yc.g/ycdli/dsach/asp/Pstigs.asp?q_id=20110622005

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Dadli: Jul 25, 2011

Fudig Aut: t statd

This tic y Dpmn Hing nd ubnDvpmn is divided into ve sections. Section Ipids ackgud ifati th iplta-ti f th mcKiy-vt Act, as add y thHeArTH Act, ad a iw f th Ctiuu fCa (CC) plaig pcss. Scti II ctais kyts usd thughut this ntic ad th gistatipcss. Scti III pids dtaild ifati cpltig th CC gistati pcss i -saps,

icludig stps t w/updat a istig gista-ti. Scti Iv pids ifati aut th ajchags that HUD will adpt f th FY2011 CCHlss Assistac Cptiti. This shuld assistCC applicats t tt pla f th dlpt fthi FY2011 applicati. Scti v pids a list fgistati sucs t hlp CC applicats suc-cssfully cplt th gistati pcss ad tppa f suissi.

Lik: http://www07.gats.g/sach/sach.d?&d=vIeW&ppId=101213- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -th adminiin chidn svi, Divi-in yh nd fmi Ji is slicitig ap-plicatis f gaizatis itstd i patignn- dnin gp hm i nw YkCity.

F ifati isit: https://a068-apdapp15.yc.g/fpli/jsp/id.jsp

Dadli: This is a p-dd slicitati; applica-tis will accptd a llig asis util 2:00 Pm 5/31/13.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -As th Nw yk ci Dpmn h ag-ing ctius t pa th way f Iati SiCts (ISC) as pat f th mays Ag-FidlynYC iitiati, DFTA is gaig up f th las f

th Nighbhd cn (Nc) iiin. I dt ligil t paticipat, gaizatis ust prequalied as NC-eligible.

DFTA plas t issu th nC slicitati aud oct-ber 2011. The cutoff for applying for NC prequalica-ti is July 22, 2011. Applicatis cid aft thisdat will t ligil t paticipat. n acti isrequired for organizations already prequalied.

F ifati isit: http://www.yc.g/htl/dfta/htl/h/h.shtl http://www.yc.g/

htl/dfta/htl/cuity/cuity_pql.shtl

Dadli: July 22, 2011

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