Category: Housing and Community Planning and Development
Mayor Bill de Blasio, HPD Commissioner Been, Queens officials, residents and The Durst Organization today broke ground for 480 new affordable apartments for low-income households. The total project is to include new schools, pre-K, open space, a new supermarket, and bus service for residents in Astoria. Mayor de Blasio's Housing New York plan will contribute to 40,000 affordable apartments already financed for more than 100,000 New Yorkers.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka will announce an Innovative Five-Year tax abatement for business and housing construction throughout the City tomorrow. This announcement will be made on Monday, January 11, at 1 p.m. at City Hall Rotunda, located at 920 Broad Street, Newark, NJ. The Five-Year tax abatement plan will cover areas outside of the downtown district, airport, and seaport benefit from tax ordinance.
Mayor Baraka seeks to maximize Port Newark revenues and uses to benefit City taxpayers on January 21, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in a meeting and site tour with Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Adofo-Wilson. The Port Newark Property in question was used for developing maritime uses, including container and automobile container use and bulk cargo use, among others.