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Thousands of public housing residents, community and religious leaders gathered for an “accountability assembly,” to press Mayor Zohran Mamdani to investigate conditions in NYCHA developments that have converted into public-private…

BySunny Nagpaul 13 minRead time

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Oct 2026

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

‘The Move That Allowed My Kids to Shine’: How Housing Support Helped A Family Heal After Domestic Abuse

For Stephanie, a mom of three from Brooklyn, securing a home away from her former partner and abuser offered “the chance to breathe.” But rental assistance alone isn’t always enough,…

BySunny Nagpaul 14 minRead time

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Oct 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development News NYCHA

NYCHA Breaks Ground for New Senior Apartments on Public Housing Land

Construction is now underway for Sol on Park, 229 affordable senior units being built on open space at NYCHA’s Morris Houses campus. Many of the apartments are earmarked for current…

BySunny Nagpaul 8 minRead time

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Sep 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

Public Housing Trust Finances Its First NYCHA Renovation Project in Brooklyn

The Public Housing Preservation Trust, created in 2022, announced the closing of a $607 million deal to renovate over 1,000 apartments at Brooklyn’s Nostrand Houses. It’s the first project financed…

BySunny Nagpaul 5 minRead time

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Sep 2026

ARTS and CULTURE Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Profiles

The Poet in Public Housing Who Turned Neighbors’ Stories Into Sculptures

Tamra Cosby, 28, said it was “very humbling” to hear her Astoria Houses neighbors—some of whom she’s known for over a decade—speak candidly about personal doubts and worries. Her new…

BySunny Nagpaul 12 minRead time

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Sep 2026

Climate and Environment Education Featured Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

The Students Mining NYC Public Schools’ Lost-and-Found Collections for New Yorkers in Need

“Nobody would ever look through it,” 16-year-old Skylar Aaron said of the “giant mountain” of unclaimed belongings at Stuyvesant High School’s lost and found. So far, she and classmate Shayna…

BySunny Nagpaul 7 minRead time

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Sep 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Profiles

NYCHA’s ‘Furniture Queen’ Rehomed Nearly 500,000 Pounds of Thrifted Finds Without a Warehouse. She Just Won $200K.

“There’s no money exchanged,” said 39-year-old Regina Carter, who sources furniture and home goods otherwise destined for a landfill, and donates them to fellow New Yorkers. “We’re just placing things…

BySunny Nagpaul 11 minRead time

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Sep 2026

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

‘Like Science Fiction’: Resident Votes and Virtual Reality Drive NYCHA Campus Transformation

Maria Guzman, 71, said she couldn’t believe that a man who helped her garden for a few minutes one afternoon would, within weeks, donate millions of dollars to redesign 33,000…

BySunny Nagpaul 15 minRead time

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Sep 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics Profiles

Q&A: Brian Romero Brings a NYCHA Perspective to Queens Assembly Seat

The 36-year-old Democratic nominee couch surfed for a year, and lived in NYCHA for over a decade. He says his housing history shaped his plans for public office, as he…

BySunny Nagpaul 11 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

Police Tout ‘Safest Year So Far in Public Housing’ As Murders, Shootings Reach Record Lows

Amid a citywide drop in crime, NYCHA developments recorded the fewest murders, shootings, and robberies during the first seven months of the year, the lowest on record, according to recent…

BySunny Nagpaul 4 minRead time

Sunny Nagpaul

‘Come Back to Us’: Public Housing Residents Press Mamdani to Deliver on Promises

‘The Move That Allowed My Kids to Shine’: How Housing Support Helped A Family Heal After Domestic Abuse

NYCHA Breaks Ground for New Senior Apartments on Public Housing Land

Public Housing Trust Finances Its First NYCHA Renovation Project in Brooklyn

The Poet in Public Housing Who Turned Neighbors’ Stories Into Sculptures

The Students Mining NYC Public Schools’ Lost-and-Found Collections for New Yorkers in Need

NYCHA’s ‘Furniture Queen’ Rehomed Nearly 500,000 Pounds of Thrifted Finds Without a Warehouse. She Just Won $200K.

‘Like Science Fiction’: Resident Votes and Virtual Reality Drive NYCHA Campus Transformation

Police Tout ‘Safest Year So Far in Public Housing’ As Murders, Shootings Reach Record Lows

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