Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit
Signs regarding repair work at a NYCHA development in 2022.
Beverly MacFarlane, the tenant association president at Taft Houses, said she often fields complaints from residents incomplete repairs. “[Vendors] constantly come into our homes doing what they feel like they want to do, or don’t do, and then leave out and close the ticket.”
“Roy Wilkins Park is not just any park; it’s the only Black-led public park in New York City, a legacy that dates back to the 1970s when our community organized and marched to ensure that Roy Wilkins Park would remain under local control.”
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