DASNY Press Releases

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Buffalo Urban League is advancing plans to develop an innovative, mixed-use campus along the Jefferson Avenue Commercial Corridor on Buffalo’s East Side, backed by a new $5 million state investment. The transformative development will bring together office space, workforce development services, housing counseling, arts and cultural programming and for-sale residential condominiums, just blocks from the site of the tragic May 14, 2022, Tops Supermarket shooting. Designed as a vibrant and welcoming community hub, the project will expand access to the Buffalo Urban League’s programs and services while serving as a catalyst for renewed investment, economic opportunity and revitalization along Jefferson Avenue. The $5 million grant will be administered by Empire State Development.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $14 million in State funding to support expansion and infrastructure improvement projects at cultural institutions throughout Brooklyn. The investments will expand educational opportunities, strengthen cultural programming and improve facilities that serve communities across the borough.

Governor Hochul today announced more than $13 million in state funding to support new community development projects in the Capital Region. A $7 million grant will support Albany County’s efforts to establish a new community center at the former College of Saint Rose. Additionally, the State is providing the Center for Disability Services with $6.5 million to support the conversion of a former grocery store into a new facility that will provide high-quality services to more than 50 students. The funding will be administered through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY).

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $3.3 million in State funding to support three projects throughout Queens.

ALBANY, NY – The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) received competitive bids on approximately $1.6 billion in Personal Income Tax Bonds across five tax-exempt bidding groups. The offering attracted strong interest with eight and 10 firms participating in the competitive bidding process.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $8.3 million in capital grants for 59 food banks and emergency food assistance organizations across New York State through the New York Providing Local Access to Essential Sustenance (NY PLATES) program. The grants will help organizations expand food storage, improve distribution and upgrade facilities that serve New Yorkers facing food insecurity.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced up to $9.5 million in State capital funding to support two major projects in Rockville Centre, including the renovation of the Hickey-Joyce Field Complex and upgrades to the Village’s drinking water filtration system.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of Pace University’s $200 million renovation of the podium portion of One Pace Plaza in Lower Manhattan, including a new state-of-the-art home for the Sands College of Performing Arts. Supported by nearly $175.4 million in New York State resources, the project creates new performance venues, rehearsal spaces, studios and other facilities that will prepare the next generation of New York artists and creative professionals while strengthening Pace University’s role as an anchor institution in Lower Manhattan.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the topping out of the new $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center Laboratory at the W. Averell Harriman State Office Campus in Albany, marking a major construction milestone as the final structural steel beam was raised into place on the main laboratory building.

Governor Kathy Hochul today was joined by Queens elected officials to announce a historic $33.8 million investment for the first ever community center in Jackson Heights through the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens. The State awarded $10 million for the center, administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY). The grants will support the building out of Jackson Heights’ first-ever community center and community pool, serving thousands of New Yorkers each year with high-quality, affordable programming.