Affordable housing projects get funds

Four New York City affordable housing projects will be among the first to begin construction after receiving federal stimulus funding. About $60 million of the $85 million the city has received for affordable housing from the stimulus package will go toward the construction of 739 units at three developments in East Harlem and one in East New York, Brooklyn. Construction is set to begin immediately, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson said. The projects are expected to create about 2,800 jobs, most in construction work. The units will be available to households with incomes of up to $46,080.