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Westchester Exceeds Affordable Housing Milestone

NEW YORK CITY—The enclave of the city has surpassed the fundamental benchmarks of the 2009 housing settlement with the federal government, according to county executive Robert P. Astorino.

County executive Astorino: “We had to fulfill our obligations within seven years, and we exceeded them.”

NEW YORK CITY—County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced late Tuesday that Westchester has surpassed the fundamental benchmarks of the 2009 housing settlement with the federal government.

Under the settlement agreement—reached by former County Executive Andrew Spano and the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Westchester has until Dec. 31 of this year to have financing and building permits in place for 750 units of affordable housing in 31 mostly white communities.

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Rayna Katz

Rayna Katz

Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

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