LAUNCH OF STATEWIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

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Governor Paterson and Commissioner Deborah VanAmerongen announced a statewide Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign to promote the continued development of affordable housing in communities throughout New York State. The PSAs began airing July 14 on broadcast television stations and radio stations throughout the state. The ads which will run for four weeks feature filmmaker and green affordable housing advocate Edward Norton, former NFL football player and community developer Tiki Barber and former Major League baseball player and affordable housing developer Mo Vaughn. Additional ads will run in Spanish. The public service announcements encourage people to visit a new web site DHCR has launched to showcase affordable housing developments across the state: The site also includes a link to the public service announcements of which there are five television spots and two radio spots.

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