Construction on Albany’s Sheridan Avenue has begun.
“This is bigger than the house,” said Albany County Land Bank Corporation Adam Zaranko during a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. “It’s essentially going to be a home that a family can own for the first time.”
Read MoreThe contract to build half of the homes promised by Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon to secure Legislator Charles Garland’s vote for a proposed aquarium has been awarded.
Read MoreFor at least three days in July, more than 200 Syracuse-area teenagers were provided a safe haven of hope and an opportunity for positivity on the city’s South Side basketball courts.
Read MoreGather, Garden & Grow is made possible with the support of sponsors including Tri-Main Development, Rise & Run Solutions, LaBella Associates, Danahy Real Estate, PUSH Buffalo, Home HeadQuarters, UB Office of Government and Community Relations, Gardens Buffalo Niagara, Grassroots Gardens of WNY, Wegmans, Just Buffalo Literary Center, Explore Buffalo, and Hansa Workspace.
Read MoreNancy Kern Eaton has been president of the United Way of Central New York since 2017. The United Way funds the programs that tackle the community’s most complex issues and our neighbors’ most pressing needs — for food, shelter, job training, literacy, early childhood learning, financial skills development, and the list goes on.
Read MoreOver half of Buffalo’s tenants spend 30% or more of their income on rent. By U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, that means the majority of Buffalo’s tenants are “housing cost burdened.”
Read More"Photographs are gone, memories are gone, appliances that they need every day. Their livelihood is just washed away. And it's scary,” said Katie Walpole, director of program strategy of Home Headquarters, Inc.
Read MoreHome HeadQuarters, a nonprofit housing agency, built the new home with state funding aimed at driving higher efficiency in New York's housing
Read MoreSyracuse has relatively cheap home prices, but that doesn’t make it easier to provide quality affordable housing. In some ways, it makes it harder, according to a new study to be released today by City Hall.
Read MoreBill Sweeney was promoted to vice president, member advocacy. In his new role, Sweeney integrates merged entities into CFCU and ensures a successful integration to achieve strategic rationale, value drivers and synergies.
Read MoreThe Micron community-engagement committee has the task of supporting the company’s community-investment strategy.
Read MoreNew York lawmakers this week approved legislation banning gas furnaces and stoves in newly constructed building three years from now. That’s a historic step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreGov. Kathy Hochul and Micron Technology have chosen 14 people to lead an advisory group that will help guide the company’s investments in the community.
The governor and Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra announced the community engagement committee’s members today during a visit to the Oncenter in Syracuse.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul and Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the members of the Micron Community Engagement Committee, including representatives from Central New York and Micron that will support the company’s community investment strategy. The Committee is made up of local stakeholders to ensure meaningful, ground-up participation and discussion of Micron’s implementation and impacts to the larger region and will also include five ex-officio members. The formation of this group is a critical component of the Community Investment Framework agreement made between New York State and Micron in October 2022.
Read MoreFinding housing in Buffalo is not an easy journey to take. Whether you're looking to rent or own, it can be tough, but there are organizations who want to help you out.
Read MoreThe YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County will host the Walk to End Racism on Wednesday, April 26, and the 25th Annual Day of Commitment, presented by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, on Thursday, April 27. These events bring the Syracuse community together to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in our neighborhoods, organizations and society.
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