New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter L - New York State Urban Development Corporation
Part 4249 - Downstate Revitalization Fund Program
Section 4249.2 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 21 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 4249.2
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
For purposes of these regulations, the terms below will have the following meanings:
(a) Corporation shall mean the New York State Urban Development Corporation doing business as Empire State Development.
(b) Distressed community shall mean a census tract, or defined portion thereof, that, according to the most recent census data available, has:
(1) a poverty rate of at
least 20 percent for the year to which the data relate; and
(2) an unemployment rate of at least 1.25
times the statewide unemployment rate for the year to which the data
relate.
(c) Downstate shall mean the following New York State counties, subject to ESDC Directors' approval: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.
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