Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to creating programs that improve the quality of residential housing and developing sustainable projects to support Buffalo.

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Clean Mobility Neighborhood Leadership Group

Clean Mobility refers to using transportation systems and vehicles that produce little to no harmful emissions and have a minimal environmental impact. The project incorporates unique and innovative investments in the East Side of Buffalo to address important needs, collaborate with additional investment opportunities, and co-create a creative, inclusive, and comprehensive strategy for clean mobility …

Linking food security, housing and health is way forward for East Buffalo

February 20, 2023 – BUFFALO NEWS By Janey Gramza View Original Article Here   Stephanie Simeon’s wheelhouse is affordable housing, so when she starts talking about food insecurity in Buffalo’s low-income areas, she has often been met with confused looks and a “stay in your lane” mentality. But that has changed since the hate-motivated mass shooting …

'Reckless negligence': Judge orders former landlord to pay nearly $5.1 million for lead paint violations

November 7, 2022- BUFFALO NEWS By Dale Anderson View Original Article Here A former landlord who was considered one of the worst in Buffalo has been ordered to pay nearly $5.1 million in penalties, restitution and forfeited rent for lead paint violations, State Attorney General Letitia James announced. State Supreme Court Justice Catherine Nugent Panepinto …

Attorney General James Wins $5.1 Million from Notorious Buffalo Landlord To Fund Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in Erie County

November 7th, 2022 – Press Release BUFFALO – New York Attorney General Letitia James today won her $5.1 million lawsuit against against Angel Elliot Dalfin, a Buffalo-area landlord whose flagrant and egregious violations of lead safety laws resulted in more than two dozen reported cases of childhood lead poisoning. Erie County Supreme Court Justice Catherine …

We're Hiring! Home Rehabilitation Specialist

Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. (HOCN) is looking for a Home Rehabilitation Specialist to join our team. Home Rehabilitation Specialist will provide assistance to property owners in determining housing rehabilitation needs, estimating costs, preparing bid specification documents, reviewing bids, selecting contractors, and monitoring construction. Home Rehabilitation Specialist must maintain professional, courteous relationships with clients …