↧
Westchester County Executive Fuming Over Housing Settlement
WHITE PLAINS, NY (WCBS 880) - Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino says he won’t work with a gun to his head. WCBS 880′s Catherine Cioffi On The Story Download:...
View ArticleWestchester County Executive Meets With HUD Secretary In Washington
WHITE PLAINS, NY (WCBS 880) – Their meeting was brief but Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino says he came to no agreement with Shaun Donovan, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,...
View ArticleNYC U.S. Att’y Sues Allied Home Mortgage For Fraud
NEW YORK (AP / WCBS 880) - The federal government sued one of the nation’s largest privately held mortgage brokers on Tuesday, saying its decade-long fraudulent lending practices cost the government...
View ArticleFederal Judge Sides With Astorino On Westchester Housing
WHITE PLAINS, NY (AP / CBSNewYork) - A county executive’s veto of an anti-discrimination bill didn’t violate a housing settlement with the federal government, a judge has ruled. WCBS 880′s Marla...
View ArticleCBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Of Government And Cities
By Carol Cain CBS 62 Detroit With the economy struggling and baby boomers looking with anticipation to Medicare and Social Security, a burning question in this election is what the two men hoping to be...
View ArticleHUD Secretary Discusses Ways To Cut Sandy Red Tape, Meets With Gov. Christie
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - As the federal government releases its first batches of aid for recovery from superstorm Sandy, Shaun Donovan, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has been visiting...
View ArticleBloomberg On Storm Barrier Idea: ‘Not In Your Lifetime’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - New York City’s chief executive is skeptical of an idea from overseas on how to protect the city from future storms in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Housing and Urban...
View ArticleHUD Secretary Announces Extended Mortgage Assistance For Sandy Victims
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - There was good news Friday for some victims of Superstorm Sandy. Shaun Donovan, the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, said that families who are rebuilding and...
View Article6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Six months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Tri-State Area, the region continues its steady, but sometimes slow, pace to a full recovery. Sandy caused billions of dollars...
View ArticleNYC Landlord Accused Of Discrimination Against Disabled Pair With Service Dog
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The federal housing department has filed civil charges against a New York City landlord accused of trying to evict a disabled mother and daughter from their apartment for...
View ArticleFeds Pick Winners Of Post-Sandy Storm Protection Design Contest
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Federal officials say they’ll fund a series of designs to protect the New York and New Jersey region from storms like Sandy. Along with Mayor De Blasio, Governor...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Increase In NYC Homelessness In 2014
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A new survey shows the number of homeless people in New York City has grown this year in almost every category: individuals, families and the chronically homeless. The New...
View ArticleWestchester County’s Zoning Laws ‘Deemed Acceptable’ Following Years-Long...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Westchester County’s long-running fight with the federal government over allegations of housing discrimination reached a milestone Tuesday, impacting the county’s...
View ArticleNew York, New Jersey Still Unprepared For Storm Like Hurricane Sandy, Report...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Five years after being slammed by Hurricane Sandy, a new report says New York and New Jersey will not be better prepared if a storm of that size hits again. Holly Leicht served...
View ArticleNYC, Feds Reach Agreement To Overhaul Struggling NYCHA
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It appears the New York City Housing Authority has a road map to a better future. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson reached an agreement with Mayor Bill de...
View ArticleFederal Housing Official Moves Into NYCHA Building In The Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A federal housing official is moving into New York City public housing Monday. Lynne Patton, regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will...
View ArticleFederal Housing Official Moves Into UWS NYCHA Building, Second Live-In This...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A federal housing official is moving into another New York City public housing unit today, the second apartment she is experiencing up-close to better understand the state of...
View ArticleNo Punches Pulled As NYCHA War Of Words Heats Up
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Longstanding problems with the New York City Housing Authority are getting political, with everyone from the president to the mayor sounding off this weekend. A federal official...
View ArticleCBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Of Government And Cities
By Carol Cain CBS 62 Detroit With the economy struggling and baby boomers looking with anticipation to Medicare and Social Security, a burning question in this election is what the two men hoping to be...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....