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There are several key differences between PACT and Hope VI, the now-defunct federal program that facilitated demolition and displacement in Brooklyn decades ago. But, despite contemporary safeguards, advocates say they’ll…

ByTatyana Turner 3Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Leaks and Flooding at NYCHA Brownstones Were Preventable, Tenants Say

“They knew it was going to rain Friday,” said Cynthia Tibbs, the tenant association president at NYCHA’s West Side Urban Redevelopment (WSUR) brownstones, where ceilings in three apartments collapsed following…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Economy Government NYCHA Opinion Politics

Opinion: How Philanthropy Can Help Drive Public Policy Solutions

“Philanthropy can be a linchpin, capable of bringing together the public sector’s authority and agenda-setting power and the private sector’s financial resources and dynamism. This was the clear lesson learned…

BySam Marks 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Faces Scrutiny For $78.3B Repairs Price Tag

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.

ByTatyana Turner 1Comment

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News NYCHA

Mentores de NYCHA condenan el repentino recorte del programa para jóvenes de la era De Blasio

“Estoy devastado por la abrupta y violenta retirada de este programa”, dijo Jonathan McLean, director ejecutivo del Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES por sus siglas en inglés),…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

After Pressure, NYCHA Publishes Comprehensive List of Laws Governing Tenants

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…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News NYCHA

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

“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…

ByTatyana Turner 2Comments

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Aug 2023

Land Use and Development NYCHA

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

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…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

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

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…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

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

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?

ByTatyana Turner 6Comments

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