News Archives
2011
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Economic Crisis & Community Development Finance a Top San Francisco Fed Website Download
LIIF President & CEO Nancy O. Andrews contributed her views on the community development sector’s response to the Great Recession in the Federal Reserve working paper, The Economic Crisis and Community Development Finance. …
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LIIF Moves Forward with TOD Efforts
LIIF is committed to supporting equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) projects in the communities it serves. Equitable TOD projects ensure affordable housing and community services are incorporated into developments located near public transportation hubs.…
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Federal Reserve Board Names LIIF President & CEO Nancy O. Andrews to Consumer Advisory Council
2010
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Governor Paterson Announces First Grant Recipient for New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund
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Conklin Reliable Market Receives Grant
Conklin Reliable Market is the first recipient of a grant from the New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund, Gov. David Paterson’s office announced Thursday.…
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First New York Healthy Food Market Grant Awarded
The predevelopment grant will enable the store’s owner to initiate his plans to improve and expand his store to twice its current size.Store owner John J. Gage said, “I am very grateful that the New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund identified a wonderful community in need of this investment.…
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Funding to Build More Grocery Stores
To deal with the lack of access to healthy foods, Governor David A. Paterson recently announced that the New York Healthy Good & Healthy Communities (HFHC) Fund will make $30 million available to finance the building of food markets in underserved communities.…
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Long Island Organizations Host Healthy Food Meeting
Empire State Development (ESD) and Sustainable Long Island held an informational meeting last week at Farmingdale State College regarding the New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund. The coalition, joined by representatives from the Town of Brookhaven, NYS Department of Labor, LIPA, and more discussed the funding opportunity, which will increase access to healthy […]…
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LIIF’s 2010 Annual Report
LIIF’s 2010 Annual Report: Investing in Places. Investing in People. provides stories about the people and places LIIF supports. Through our investments, LIIF transforms houses into homes, storefronts into jobs and street blocks into neighborhoods.…
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N.Y. Retailers Explore Food Desert Options
A number of food retailer companies of varying sizes met last month to find out about how to receive publicly supported grants and loans that would help them build or improve stores in underserved neighborhoods in New York state — so-called “food deserts” that lack access to fresh foods.…
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