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A view of NYCHA's Wagner Houses in East Harlem from the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.

City Within a City: Covering NYCHA

News, investigations and analysis about the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the nation’s largest public housing system. This series is generously supported by the New York Community Trust (NYCT).

Government

NYCHA Faces Scrutiny For $78.3B Repairs Price Tag

Tatyana Turner | September 26, 2023

This year’s Physical Needs Assessment showed a 73 percent leap from the last report in 2017—a staggering change NYCHA has attributed in part to inflation and construction costs. 

Government

After Pressure, NYCHA Publishes Comprehensive List of Laws Governing Tenants 

Jeanmarie Evelly | September 18, 2023

After a more than year-long push from lawyers with the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), the housing authority is publishing all of its regulations in one document, which will be publicly available for the first time—and tenants and stakeholders have until next month to weigh in on the rules. 

Housing and Homelessness

City Limits’ Housing Reporter Emma Whitford Promoted to Deputy Editor

City Limits | September 14, 2023

Whitford, who joined City Limits as Senior Housing Reporter in February, will continue to report for the news site’s core housing beat and will serve as editor for its series on NYCHA, launched earlier this year to provide in-depth coverage of the nation’s largest public housing system. 

Citywide

NYCHA Mentors Condemn Sudden Cut of De Blasio-Era Youth Program 

Tatyana Turner | September 13, 2023

“I am devastated by the abrupt, violent pulling of this program,” said Jonathan McLean, chief executive officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, at a City Hall rally Tuesday.

Bronx
Edenwald Houses Tenant Association President Walter J. McNeil

As Bronx’s Largest NYCHA Development Converts to PACT, Tenants Look to Their Neighbors

Tatyana Turner | August 30, 2023

As part of a $930 million transaction, what federal officials say is the largest yet, NYCHA added the more than 2,000 apartments at the Edenwald Houses to its portfolio of units that have been converted to PACT, the authority’s initiative that partners with private developers to access funds for public housing repairs.

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Ravenswood

City’s Largest Power Plant Nears Milestone in Renewable Energy Push

Mary Cunningham | August 15, 2023

A plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy center is in the works, with a vote on an offshore wind proposal expected this fall. Queens community members say that the stakes could not be higher.

Citywide

NYCHA’s RAD/PACT and Preservation Trust Plans, Explained 

Tatyana Turner | August 15, 2023

Across New York City’s cash-strapped public housing complexes, residents are being presented with two dense proposals intended to unlock funding for repairs. How do they differ? 

Brooklyn

Nostrand Houses Will Be First to Vote on Whether to Join NYCHA Trust to Fund Repairs

Tatyana Turner | July 31, 2023

Over the next 100 days, NYCHA will hold engagement sessions so Nostrand Houses tenants can learn more about each of the ballot choices. On Nov. 8, the 30-day voting process will begin. Residents can vote online or by mail during the first 20 days, while the last 10 days will take place in-person.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Council Legislation Brings Us Closer to a Lead-Free NYC

Carlina Rivera and Sonal Jessel | July 13, 2023

“Getting lead out of our homes is a racial, economic, and environmental justice issue, and city leadership is obligated to do everything they can to end lead poisoning.”

Economy

How Could NYC’s New Budget Impact the Fight Against Homelessness? 

Emma Whitford | July 13, 2023

Amid a record-breaking homelessness crisis, there are some bright spots. Mayor Adams has dedicated roughly $4 billion in capital funding to construct affordable housing—a campaign promise that he fell short on last year. Yet staffing cuts and shortages still plague the city agencies tasked with assisting homeless New Yorkers. 

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