Municipalities Eligible to Apply for Funding and Technical Assistance to Implement Energy Efficiency, Renewable, and Sustainable Development Projects in their Communities Initiative Supports New York’s Recent Adoption of the Clean Energy Standard and its Aggressive Mandate to Achieve 50 Percent Renewables by 2030 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of Clean Energy Communities, a $16 million initiative to help local governments across the state reduce energy consumption and drive clean energy use in their communities. The new initiative advances...

Expansion includes partnership with The Doe Fund to create jobs for CleaNYC, Graffiti-Free NYC and Citywide Ferry Service New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it will partner with The Doe Fund to expand its Quality of Life (QOL) program, which will employ formerly homeless, formerly incarcerated and low-income individuals to work on a range of City-led initiatives. NYCEDC’s QOL program partners with not-for-profit organizations to train, employ and provide social services to participants. NYCEDC’s current QOL...

City’s unemployment rate falls to 5.0 percent, down from 5.5 percent in June 2015  The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that based on an analysis of seasonally adjusted job numbers for June 2016 by the New York State Department of Labor, New York City added 26,400 private sector jobs in June 2016. The analysis also showed that New York City’s unemployment rate fell from 5.1 percent to 5.0 percent during the month of June. New York...

Delta to Rebuild Its Airport Facilities – Connecting to Central Hall to Create a Unified New Airport Rapid Progress: Agreement Comes Less Than 1 Year Following Unveiling of the Master Plan for the New Airport Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners has authorized $600 million in Port Authority contributions to support Delta’s complete rebuilding of its terminal and gate facilities at LaGuardia Airport – the final component for...

Citywide ferry service coming to Atlantic Basin in 2017 The de Blasio Administration and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that the Citywide Ferry Service ferry landing for Red Hook will be located at Atlantic Basin. The Red Hook ferry landing is part of the South Brooklyn route which is scheduled to launch during summer 2017. The landing is projected to serve over 6,000 residents that live within a half-mile radius, including families in NYCHA’s Red...

World’s First Underground Park Would Keep NYC at Forefront of Urban Innovation Major Cultural Attraction Would Provide Green Space, Educational Programming to Community, Help Support Local Small Businesses Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen and NYCEDC President Maria Torres-Springer today announced that NYCEDC has selected the Lowline, to bring the world’s first underground park to the Lower East Side. This conditional designation serves as the first major step in making this project a reality, resulting in a community-oriented...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $13.1 million has been awarded for 42 agricultural water quality conservation projects across the state, benefiting over 120 farms. The funding, provided to 25 County Soil and Water Conservation Districts through the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control Program, supports projects that allow farmers to address water quality challenges in priority watersheds. Together, these projects will work to prevent water pollution, reduce erosion and limit the amount of harmful sediments and other...