Bronx
From the Archives: Rebuilding the ‘Bronx Center,’ 1993
Tatyana Turner |
City Limits looks back at a story from 31 years ago, when developers and politicians were pursuing plans to revitalize and develop “The Hub” in the South Bronx.
Government
‘Turn this Ship Around’: NYCHA Tenants and Leaders Face Fallout of Bribery Scandal
Tatyana Turner |
A joint City Council hearing Tuesday tackled a multiyear bribery scandal that affected more than 100 developments across the city. “These charges are unacceptable and robbed the residents of NYCHA of getting more important jobs done,” one tenant leader testified.
Bronx
NYCHA’s Second ‘Trust’ Vote Poses Unique Challenge: Scattered Tenants
Tatyana Turner |
For NYCHA tenants, choosing between PACT, Preservation Trust and Section 9 is a decision that can impact the future of their homes. Some seniors from Bronx River Addition haven’t seen theirs in over a year.
Government
Changing of the Chair: Avilés, Banks On Public Housing Committee Shuffle
Tatyana Turner |
During her tenure, Aviles, who became Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Public Housing in January 2022, began questioning NYCHA’s high vacancy and low turnover rates. Banks says he wants to scrutinize the authority’s new funding models.
Housing and Homelessness
Hot Water Outages vs. Demolition Dust: NYCHA Residents Weigh Pros and Cons of Demo Plan
Tatyana Turner |
NYCHA residents at the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea complexes gathered Thursday for the first of three public meetings to discuss the potential environmental impacts of demolition.
Brooklyn
Candidates on Housing: Assemblymember Zinerman Talks Fixing NYCHA and ‘Good Cause’ Negotiations
Tatyana Turner |
Raised in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Houses, Zinerman says she wants to see more secure and better-funded developments in the New York City Housing Authority, and to support local tenants and property owners.
Brooklyn
No ‘False Promises’: NYCHA Tenants Get Preview of Trust Transition
Tatyana Turner |
Nostrand Houses residents packed into folding chairs in their community center Tuesday, eager to learn when repairs would begin now that they’ve joined the Public Housing Preservation Trust. Not right away, President Vlada Kenniff said.
Brooklyn
Candidates on Housing: DSA-Backed Eon Huntley Vies for Bed-Stuy Assembly Seat
Tatyana Turner |
The retail worker and father of two believes his experiences as both a renter and public school parent have prepared him to potentially unseat incumbent Stefani Zinerman in the upcoming June 25 primary election.
Government
Environmental Review Kicks Off for Rebuilding Plan at Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea Houses
Tatyana Turner |
The plan would tear down and rebuild all 2,056 NYCHA apartments at the aging Manhattan campuses, and construct an additional 3,450 mixed-income units there. The public has a chance to weigh in by writing or at three public meetings in February.
Brooklyn
Early Tally Shows ‘Trust’ Model Leading in Nostrand Houses Vote
Tatyana Turner |
New York City Housing Authority tenants at the Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead Bay appear poised to join the Preservation Trust, a new funding model for public housing signed into law last year.
