ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Efforts to provide low-income housing in three North Jersey municipalities recently got a $3 million boost via the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. of the state's 10th District announced that Newark, Jersey City and South Orange will get a combined $3 million in subsidies to support low-income family, disabled and senior housing projects in their borders.

The grants are part of the Federal Home Loan Bank's responsibility to provide 10 percent of each bank's profits to fund housing projects in local communities, Payne said.