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Newark, NJ
News
NYC Agrees To Temporarily Halt Homeless Relocation To Newark
Officials from New York City and Newark spent the day Monday hammering out an agreement over the Special One Time Assistance (SOTA) program, which relocates homeless families in New York to homes in Newark and other communities across the country. Newark last week filed a lawsuit seeking to end the transfer of homeless families from New York under the SOTA program, and have also asked a judge to halt the relocation of any more families until the lawsuit is decided. Meeting at the federal courthouse in Newark Monday with Newark officials, attorneys for New York City agreed to a t…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Schools
'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority
In October, a family at Green Homes, an affordable housing community in Bridgeport, went without water several days through a weekend after a burst pipe flooded their unit and others. When Mayor Joe Ganim got the news from his staff, he wanted to "find out the correct story" then work on a plan to improve the lives of city housing residents. "There's no reason a mother and two children should go without water the whole weekend. Mayor Ganim truly cares about folks and he's looking at these areas to improve quality-of-life conditions," said Rowena White in the mayor's office. To i…
Jersey City, NJ
Real Estate
Iconic Hoboken Diner May Be Demolished, Rebuilt As Part Of Development: Report
For generations the Malibu Diner on 14th Street in Hoboken served as its unofficial gateway, especially to those who streamed in from throughout New Jersey to sample the square-mile-city's famed nightlife. Now, big changes may be afoot for the iconic eatery, which has been in business under various names since the early 1940s. The owners of the small plot where the diner and a 25-space parking lot now sit have submitted plans to demolish it and replace it with a mixed-use development, Jersey Digs reported Wednesday. The diner would be "reinstalled" on the ground floor of …
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Fairfield Non-Profit Lifts Families In Crisis
If you lost your job or got divorced and suddenly were down to one paycheck to pay the family bills what would you do? Imagine one person dying or becoming ill in a two-income family. Where do they turn? There's an organization based in Darien that steps up to help people in dire circumstances. Emergency financial assistance is available to residents of Southern Fairfield County through grants and loans from Person-to-Person. The volunteer-run non-profit helps individuals and families who lack basic necessities or resources. People who seek the service are in a temporary crisis or livi…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Sen. Gillibrand, Former Presidential Candidate, Speaks At County Center
A former presidential candidate is coming to the Westchester County Center to speak about issues affecting senior citizens. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will speak at the County Center in White Plains on Thursday, Oct. 10. Will impeachment come up? It's not planned but who knows what questions will be asked by the audience beyond health care, housing and the economy. County Executive George Latimer is expected to introduce Gillibrand at the town hall-style gathering. All are welcome to attend the town hall. There will be a free breakfast offered and an 8:30 a.m. forum on senior housing be…
Mahopac, NY
Lifestyle
These Area Locales Rank Among Highest For Rent In Upstate NY
It’s not cheap to live in the area. Several local locales are seeing rent prices skyrocket, according to a newly released report from UpstateNewYork.com, which assessed the average rent of New York locations. According to RentCafe, in June, the average rent was up to $1,495 per month, an increase of 3.2 percent over last year. Using data from the latest U.S. Census, New York Upstate determined the most expensive places to rent in upstate New York, including a pair of communities in the Hudson Valley. The report only includes locales from upstate - which is considered by the website to be …
Jersey City, NJ
News
Neglectful Jersey City Landlords Will Pay To Relocate Tenants Under Law
Landlords in Jersey City who repeatedly fail to maintain their properties will have to help pay for alternate housing for affected tenants under an ordinance recently passed by the city council. “We’re cracking down on negligent landlords whose tenants all too often are left with poor, and sometimes dangerous, living conditions,” Mayor Steve Fulop said in a statement Thursday. “This is an extension of our recent efforts to tackle quality of life issues and take a stand for the otherwise voiceless. No one in Jersey City will be left displaced or without a home due to their landlord’s negli…
Monroe, NY
News
Online Resource Connecting Crime Victims To Civil Legal Services Now Available In Hudson Valley
There is a new online resource offering free civil legal assistance to crime victims. The New York State Office of Victim Services announced the new federally-funded program can help people with some of the most common civil legal problems including child custody and other family issues, housing, finances, employment and immigration. The user-friendly, online resource -- which can be accessed by clicking here -- makes it easier for those individuals to get the assistance they need. In the Hudson Valley, residents of these counties are offered the new legal service: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Real Estate
New Apartments Planned For Iconic White Plains YMCA Site
One of the area’s biggest, busiest and most iconic YMCA locations is being torn down and replaced by apartments in White Plains. Last April, officials from the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester announced that it would be selling its home at 250 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains. They stated that their intention was to move to a non-facility YMCA model that could offer new services for members. A Tennessee-based developer purchased the property in October last year and announced plans to tear down the building and replace it with an eight-story multi-family building with nearly 175 apar…
Newark, NJ
Real Estate
Another Apartment Tower Proposed For Newark's Ironbound: Report
A recent legal decision affecting zoning regulations may have paved the way for the construction of an 11-story apartment building in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, Jersey Digs magazine reported Thursday. The building, which would stand 125 feet tall and contain 133 housing units, would be located near McWhorter and Bruen streets at the Supreme Ink site. The structure would become part of a mini-skyline sprouting up in the East Ward neighborhood between the Northeast Corridor train line and the Passaic River. Much of the recent high-rise development has been concentrated near …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
This Hudson Valley County Ranks First In NY For Overall Health In 2019
For the second time in a year, Rockland County has ranked No. 1 in the state for overall health in the annual County Health Rankings Report, released Tuesday, March 19. The overall health of a county is measured by two types of health outcomes: how long people live and how healthy people feel while alive. Since 2013, Rockland County has been ranked one of the top three counties in the state for overall health and has ranked first three times. "Safeguarding the public's health is a priority in Rockland County," said County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert. …
Monroe, NY
Lifestyle
This Area Hamlet Ranks Among Best Places To Live In Upstate NY
A Hudson Valley hamlet is among the most desirable places to live in upstate New York, according to a brand new report released this week. NewYorkUpstate.com compiled data from community research site niche.com to rank every community in America, determining the best places to live, including a locale in the Hudson Valley. According to the study, Niche uses more than a dozen key "grades" to each community in its ranking using data from sources such as the U.S. Census, National Parks Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bureau of Labor Statistics and other agencies. Those “g…
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