On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a webinar on city and state policies that encourage the development and rehabilitation of affordable apartments. The webinar featured housing professionals from small cities and towns in the Federal Reserve’s Second District, which is comprised of New York, Northern New Jersey, Southwestern Connecticut, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Speakers discussed opportunities and barriers to new development and preservation; and local policies that facilitate the development and preservation of affordable apartments.
This event was of interest to leaders in state and local government, academia, research, community development, philanthropy, and businesses.
See the agenda for timing of specific conference segments.
April 8, 2025
1:15pm-2:30pm
This was a virtual-only event.
This event was open to the public.
This event was open to the media. All remarks were on the record, with the recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
| 1:15pm-1:20pm | Opening Remarks (00:00:08)
Maria Carmelita Recto, Community Development Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 1:20pm-2:20pm | Housing Leaders in Conversation (00:04:00)
Moderator: Jonathan Kivell, Director of Community Investments, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Seila Mosquera-Bruno, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Housing | Presentation Carol Wheeler, Manager of Housing, City of Rochester | Presentation Jorge Ventura Ovalles, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Housing, New Rochelle | Presentation Melissa Bellamy, Division Head, Division of Housing, Community Development & Social Services, Middlesex County | Presentation |
| 2:20pm-2:30pm | Closing Remarks (01:06:26)
Talor Crawford, Community Development Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
