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Towering at 307 feet, Dominican artist Angurria completed the piece in just 22 days, spending up to nine hours a day on a scaffold lift. “I grew up in Los…

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Oct 2026

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA Politics

En Harlem, residentes de vivienda pública van de puerta en puerta con la candidata al Congreso Avila Chevalier

“Hay mucho por hacer en nuestra comunidad”, afirmó Barbara Williams, una activista de 78 años y residente de las torres Polo Grounds de NYCHA. La candidata de la DSA, Avila…

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Oct 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

In Harlem, Public Housing Residents Knock on Doors With Congressional Candidate Avila Chevalier

“There’s a lot that needs to be done in our community,” said Barbara Williams, a resident at NYCHA Polo Grounds Towers. DSA candidate Avila Chevalier, “seems to be that person.”

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Oct 2026

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Transportation

11-Year-Old Boy’s Death in Bronx NYCHA Fire is a ‘Horrific Reminder’ Of E-Bike Battery Dangers, Mayor Says

The deadly blaze, which broke out early Wednesday at NYCHA’s Patterson Houses in the South Bronx, was started by an a lithium-ion battery on an electric bike, which was blocking…

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Oct 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

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

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sep 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA’s Green Future? Officials Open ‘Showroom’ Apartment With Sustainable Features

Heat pumps, inductions stoves and infrared heating panels: these are a few of the climate-friendly upgrades being installed at some public housing developments, with more to come, officials said Tuesday.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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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…

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‘It Reflects Everyone’: The Country’s Tallest Mural Spans the Length of This NYCHA Building

En Harlem, residentes de vivienda pública van de puerta en puerta con la candidata al Congreso Avila Chevalier

In Harlem, Public Housing Residents Knock on Doors With Congressional Candidate Avila Chevalier

11-Year-Old Boy’s Death in Bronx NYCHA Fire is a ‘Horrific Reminder’ Of E-Bike Battery Dangers, Mayor Says

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

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

NYCHA’s Green Future? Officials Open ‘Showroom’ Apartment With Sustainable Features

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