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February 10, 2011
Cuomo Appoints Towns (the Younger One)
Gotham Gazette
by Gail Robinson
Governor status-Cuomo has gotten a bit sidetracked from his "reform" agenda, apparently.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has named Brooklyn Assemblymember Darryl Towns commissioner and CEO of the state’s Homes and Community Renewal, which includes the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, the state mortgage agency and other housing agencies.
Towns, who has served in the legislature since 1992, is the son of U.S. Rep. Edolphus Towns and has often been mentioned as a possible successor to him.
In the release from the governor’s office both Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York, and Duncan MacKenzie, chief of the New York State Association of Realtors, praised the appointment, as did the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, a trade group. The statement did not include comments from any tenant groups.
We don't know about you, but three cheers from the real estate industry always screams "reform" to us.
He has backed the Atlantic Yards project and recently penned an op-ed for the Post, essentially supporting the idea of a Walmart in East New York.
NoLandGrab: No need for Forest City to run up to Albany — Mr. Towns has already cashed Bruce's checks.
Posted by eric at February 10, 2011 8:46 PM