Maria Torres-Springer Archives - Harlem World Magazine

de Blasio Launches Neighborhood Pillars Program To Protect Tenants From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor de Blasio, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer, and Housing Development Corporation President Eric Enderlin announced today the official launch of the City’s Neighborhood Pillars Program.Continue reading

Three Upper Manhattan Buildings Sell For $60M

Patch reports that three apartment buildings in three different Upper Manhattan neighborhoods were bought as a package deal for $60 million, real estate firms announced Thursday.Continue reading

NYC Administration Urge Tenants From Harlem To Hollis To Properly Install Window Guards

As the weather gets warmer, and New Yorkers open their windows more, the Health Department and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) remind New Yorkers that properly installed window guards prevent children from falling out of open windows.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation Extending Rent Stabilization Laws From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor de Blasio today signed legislation that affirms New York City remains in a housing emergency and extends rent regulation laws for three years, through April 1, 2021. Continue reading

NYCity Officials And NYPL Announce New Inwood library And Affordable Apartments

Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer, New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Eric Enderlin, and the New York Public Library (NYPL) announce development plans for 175 deeply affordable apartments and a new public library to be owned and operated by NYPL.Continue reading

Harlem Leaders Unite To Help More Than 30 Families Break The Cycle of Homelessness

HPD Commissioner Maria Torres- Springer and Assemblywoman Inez Dickens joined Win in opening the new Win 118th Street permanent supportive housing residence in Harlem today.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio Announces Comprehensive Enforcement Action Against Apartment Buildings From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that 250 apartment buildings have been placed in the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Alternative Enforcement Program, an initiative that shines a spotlight on multi-family buildings whose owners have allowed them to fall into dangerous disrepair.Continue reading