NEW YORK — New York state will provide $2 million to assist tenants displaced by last week’s deadly fire in the Bronx, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday. 

The funding will come from the state’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s Emergency Needs for the Homeless Program and New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Housing Trust Fund Corporation, Hochul said in a press release Sunday morning. It will cover property replacement and relocation, among other costs.

“When I met the tenants affected by the apartment fire in the Bronx, including many who immigrated to our state with hopes of finding a better life, I could see the unspeakable pain in their eyes, and I pledged to help them recover,” Hochul said in a statement.

“All those affected are part of our New York state family, and we will help give them the support they need to recover,” she added. “I want those impacted to know that we will not forget you, we will not abandon you, we are here for you.” 

The governor's announcement came two days after Mayor Eric Adams said each of the 118 households affected by the fire would receive “immediate” $2,250 payments. 

A Bronx Fire Relief Fund set up by the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City will distribute additional funds to those affected by the blaze on an as-needed basis, Adams said. As of Friday, the relief fund had raised more than $2.2 million. 

Seventeen people died in the Jan. 9 fire, which was sparked by a malfunctioning electric space heater. 

At a funeral service held for 15 of the victims on Sunday, Adams said the city had “an obligation to be here for the families, and allow them to get the support they need to get through this period.” 

“The American dream, for too many, burnt in that fire,” he said. “It is our obligation to make sure that the dream remains alive for all of us.”