The state’s first 20 Pro-Housing Communities including localities in the Southern Tier, Central New York, and Western New York have been unveiled.
The certification, first announced by Governor Kathy Hochul last year as part of a package of Executive Actions to increase the housing supply, recognizes localities committed to housing growth and gives them priority consideration over other localities for up to $650 million in state discretionary funding. As part of her 2024 State of the State, Governor Hochul proposed strengthening the Pro-Housing Communities program by making the certification a requirement for communities to access state discretionary funds.
The 20 communities receiving Pro-Housing certification are:
- The city of Binghamton (Southern Tier)
- The village of Canajoharie (Mohawk Valley)
- The town of Canton (North Country)
- The village of Canton (North Country)
- The village of Croton-on-Hudson (Mid-Hudson)
- The town of Dryden (Southern Tier)
- The city of Dunkirk (Western New York)
- The village of Johnson City (Southern Tier)
- The city of Kingston (Mid-Hudson)
- The town of Lowville (North Country)
- The village of Mineola (Long Island)
- The town of New Lebanon (Capital Region)
- The city of New Rochelle (Mid-Hudson)
- The city of Newburgh (Mid-Hudson)
- The town of North Elba (North Country)
- The town of Plattsburgh (North Country)
- The city of Poughkeepsie (Mid-Hudson)
- The village of Pulaski (Central New York)
- The town of Red Hook (Mid-Hudson)
- The city of White Plains (Mid-Hudson)
“These 20 communities — and more than 60 others who have started their applications — are taking a stand to build a better, more prosperous, and more affordable future for New York,” Governor Hochul said. “The only way to solve the housing crisis is to build hundreds of thousands of new homes, and through the Pro-Housing Communities program, my administration is continuing to put its full-fledged support, including up to $650 million, behind communities that are serious about housing growth.”
