Neighborhood Housing Services of NYC Took Over Times Square to Kickoff NeighborWorks® Week 2010

On Friday June 4th, the staff, board members and volunteers of Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. (NHS) took over Times Square Pedestrian Plaza, where 96,000 people pass through every day, to raise awareness about loan modification scams and to kickoff National NeighborWorks® Week, a weeklong celebration of the accomplishments of the NeighborWorks® network.

NHS Takes Over Times Square to Kickoff NeighborWorks® Week 2010

The staff, board members and volunteers of NHS will take over Times Square on Friday June 4th to raise awareness about loan modification scams and to kickoff National NeighborWorks® Week, a weeklong celebration of the accomplishments of the NeighborWorks® network.

During National NeighborWorks® Week, June 5–12, Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City and its affiliates throughout the five boroughs will mobilize thousands of business people, residents and government officials in a week of neighborhood change and awareness. They will rehab and repair homes, paint and landscape properties, recognize successful partnerships and host a number of events that educate, train and inform. In 2009, more than 4,700 families benefited from the week’s activities nationwide.

New York, NY (May 4, 2010) – The Board of Directors of Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. (NHSNYC) today announced that it has appointed interim chief executive officer Bernell K. Grier as the organization’s CEO, effective immediately.  

Grier joined NHSNYC in 2004 as its chief operating officer.  Prior to joining NHS, Ms. Grier enjoyed a 30-year career in banking beginning at Chase and spanning through Bank of America and its predecessor banks, NatWest USA and Fleet Bank.  At Fleet, Ms. Grier successfully launched the 67-branch Fleet Community Bank network in New York and New Jersey and served as the Director of

NeighborWorks America awarded NHS with the 2009 Top Producer Award for being #1 in the network for Direct Investment into the community.  NHS programs and services resulted in the investment of $161 Million in New York City neighborhoods in 2009, which is more than any of the 230 NeighborWorks chartered organizations across the country.

Said NeighborWorks America CEO Ken Wade, “we are proud of NHS' accomplishments and thankful for their exemplary contributions to NeighborWorks America’s mission to create opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.”

NHS CEO, Bernell Grier, accepted the award on behalf of NHS."It is a great honor to receive this award, especially given the high caliber of the NeighborWorks network. It is a testament to our staff and our partners that we were able to continue to make such an impact in these tough economic times," said Grier. This is the third year in a row that NHS has ranked #1 in the network for direct investment.

To learn more about the Top Producer Awards or NeighborWorks America, click here to visit their website.