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Metropolitan Realty Group, the premier developer and property manager of affordable housing in the NYC area, is deeply committed to our community. In addition to providing a safe and healthy living space for each and every resident, we believe our responsibility to our tenants extends beyond the physical structures we build and manage. This is why we regularly contribute to and partner with organizations that provide opportunities, activities, and social support to underserved populations.

Metropolitan Realty Group Launches New Website

February 26, 2021 - Great Neck, NY - <a href="https://www.metreal.com/">Metropolitan Realty Group</a> (MRG), a premier developer of affordable housing in New York has recently launched their brand new website, custom-built by digital marketing and <a href="https://www.bowenmedia.com/">web design agency</a>, BOWEN.
The primary goal during the website redesign process was to create a more valuable, user-centric and responsive resource across all platforms and devices. Specifically, MRG wanted to focus on making it easier for our users to learn and locate valuable information about the real estate company.
The website features an intuitive user interface, fully responsive mobile design, a captivating homepage, and a new blog feature.
“We are thrilled to debut our new company website, a website to our clients, partners, and others who are looking to understand the mission and work at MRG.” said Scott Jaffee, Managing Member.
Users are encouraged to visit the website to learn more <a href="https://www.metreal.com/company">about MRG</a> and the <a href="https://www.metreal.com/properties">properties</a> under their management by visiting <a href="http://www.metreal.com">www.metreal.com</a>.

MRG Donates Warehouse Space for AFYA Foundation

Metropolitan Realty Group, through its managing member and founder Scott Jaffee, has had a relationship with Afya Foundation since 2019, when both organizations participated in aid to the Bahamas following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian. 


Afya is focused on sustainably sourcing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/nyregion/24bigcity.html">unused medical supplies</a> and delivering them where needed to underserved health systems all over the world. Since 2009, Afya has delivered over 3 million pounds of medical supplies to communities in over 83 countries. Afya invites medical professionals to submit requests for needed medical equipment, then provides the materials at significantly reduced cost. 


As the coronavirus crisis reached pandemic proportions in early 2020, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/nyregion/donate-masks-coronavirus.html">Afya solicited donations of critically needed supplies</a>. MRG donated warehouse space for Afya to store donated medical supplies and PPE from hospitals in the tri-state area. Thanks to the donated space, Afya was able to deliver over 2 million pieces of PPE to 165 sites in New York State and other locations all over the world.

Supporting Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic with the International Sports and Music Project

Although Metropolitan Realty Group has a local focus, our responsibility is global. The coronavirus pandemic affects communities all over the world in different ways, and our existing community development relationships provide us opportunities to help those communities most acutely affected. 


The International Sports and Music Project (ISMP) is a nonprofit that provides access to sports and music programming in shelters, refugee camps, orphanages, and other vulnerable communities around the world to improve mental health. MRG’s partnership with ISMP began in 2018, and since then, we have: 


<ul><li>Partnered in the construction of sports facilities in Uganda</li><li>Assisted in the establishment of an ISMP office in Brooklyn</li><li>Contributed to basketball clinics and guitar lessons for homeless teens in NYC</li><li>Supported numerous sports and music programs in several countries across the globe</li></ul>
As the effects of the coronavirus pandemic spread across the world, our philanthropic partners, including ISMP, saw new areas of need outside of their typical activities. In Rwanda and Uganda, the economic effects have hit children and families particularly hard, creating a hunger crisis. In connection with local schools, shelters, and NGOs, we worked with ISMP to organize an emergency food bank and provide over 1000 teachers, students, and families with sorely needed foodstuffs.

Giving Back To The Affordable Housing Community & Beyond With A-List

Metropolitan Realty Group, the premier developer and property manager of affordable housing in the NYC area, began its partnership with A-List in 2013. When the partnership began, A-List provided SAT prep courses to a number of MRG residents in East Harlem. 


In addition to securing A-List services for our young residents, today MRG partners with A-List to support schools and non-profits in the areas we serve: 


<ul><li>Riverside Hawks - a youth basketball program founded by Riverside Church in Morningside Heights</li><li>Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation - a community development corporation, the first ever established in the US, to alleviate poverty and improve economic outcomes for underserved communities in Brooklyn</li><li>I Have a Dream Foundation: Ravenswood - provides services for youth, including tutoring, mentoring, arts, drama, and athletics, living in Ravenswood Houses, an affordable housing development, in Long Island City</li><li>Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School - a high school of about 500 students with minority enrolment of 100%, and 84% of students are economically disadvantaged</li><li>Bronx Guild High School - a high school of about 550 students with minority enrolment of 98%, and 87% of students are economically disadvantaged</li></ul>
A-List provides SAT/ACT tutoring with the goal of improving college access and readiness. To achieve this goal, A-List coordinates with families, schools, school districts, and nonprofits to develop solutions tailored to the specific situation of each student. 


At Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, A-List began its program in the summer of 2015, providing classes in the fall, spring and summer to Fannie Lou juniors and seniors. Each participating student received at least 24 hours of intensive SAT instruction. Fannie Lou students averaged SAT score improvements of 86 points compared to a national average improvement of 37 points. Jeff Paladino, principal of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, said the following :