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HousingPlus Celebrates 20 Years of Community Service

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, HousingPlus celebrates 20 years of serving the community at this year’s Good Person Awards, hosted at the...

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Affordable Housing Roundtable in East New York the Start of a Real Discussion About Solutions to the Housing Crisis

Real estate professionals, developers, community leaders and elected officials gathered for the Affordable Housing Roundtable, in East New...

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Affordable Housing Roundtable Coming to East New York With Elected Officials, Housing Advocates & Community Leaders

Join real estate professionals, developers, community leaders, & elected officials as they discuss and explore affordable housing...

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NYC CHANCELLOR DAVID BANKS ANNOUNCES END OF OUTDOOR MASK MANDATE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

Content Distributed by NYC Newswire Schools Chancellor David C. Banks recently announced that beginning Monday, February 28, 2022 masks or...

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Meet the Company Using Blockchain To House Homeless Families in East New York

Content Distributed by NYC Newswire Founded as a public benefit corporation, EquityCoin, Inc. created the first digital token on the...

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Join the Medicare Talk With Senator Persaud and AARP Tuesday Feb. 15

Discussions about Medicare are always important, but with the growing number of people entering the senior phase of their life, this...

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Nikki Lucas Secures Democratic Nomination for Chance to Become the Next Assembly Member to Represent East New York

Thanks to our friends at BK Reader for contributing to this article Nikki Lucas has secured the Democratic nomination to run for...

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East New York’s Fusion East Participates in Gov Hochul’s $25Mil Restaurant Resiliency Program To Fight Food Insecurity

photo: Andrew Walcott, Owner Fusion East Restaurant Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced New York State’s Restaurant Resiliency...

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Second Group of Private Developers Take Over Additional NYCHA Developments in East New York

by Judith Brown for EastNewYork.com We recently published the press release from the first group of developers that took over NYCHA...

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Private Developers Officially Take Over NYCHA Developments in East New York

It’s official. Private Developers have taken control of a few NYCHA developments in East New York. Below is the press release from...

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