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State Finally Releases $450 Million Promised to NYCHA
Harry DiPrinzio |
The state money will go towards elevator and boiler replacements, but those projects won’t be completed for at least another three years.
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Should the City’s Housing Plan Make NYCHA its Centerpiece?
Harry DiPrinzio |
Bill de Blasio’s housing plan, like every modern mayor’s, focuses on private apartments, not public housing. There’s a growing sense that saving NYCHA will require a different orientation—right now.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Climate Control is a Year-Round Issue at NYCHA, Especially for Seniors
Roshan Abraham |
The authority is racing to fix boilers ahead of winter’s chill. But the danger of extreme summer heat is still on the minds of NYCHA senior-center workers and members.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYCHA’s NextGen Threatens More Harm than Hope
Kristen Hackett |
‘NextGen is the continuation of the opening up of investment opportunities for already-wealthy private actors and entities. History tells us this usually comes at a high cost for residents and existing community members.’
2020
After White House Run, De Blasio Faces Choices and Challenges
Jarrett Murphy |
History offers little guidance for how Bill de Blasio should navigate his remaining time in office now that his presidential campaign is done.
affordability
Rent Calculation Problems Dog Many NYCHA Tenants
Harry DiPrinzio |
Tenants and advocates say NYCHA’s annual and interim review processes leads to routine overcharges and drags tenants into years-long disputes.
City’s Housing Data Drop: Longer Shelter Stays. More Permanent Housing. NYCHA Rent Collection Lags.
Harry DiPrinzio |
The 2019 Mayor’s Management Report was full of interesting and esoteric statistics from the city’s various agencies.
2020
Analysis: Now What? 5 Things De Blasio Can Focus on Instead of the White House
Jarrett Murphy |
Bill de Blasio is never going to be president. But he is going to be a former mayor someday. And he has a little less than 27 months to shape just what that legacy looks like, and the kind of city we get to live in when he’s gone.
Bronx Housing News
Housing Update: City Lagging on Shelter Construction
Harry DiPrinzio |
Plus, criticism of NYCHA’s general manager, details on a building collapse, concerns about a major nonprofit and other housing stories you might have missed this week.
At NYCHA’s Fulton Houses, A Bitter Divide Over the Future of the Development
Harry DiPrinzio |
At the Fulton Houses, activists and residents are fighting a proposal to demolish two buildings and allow a private developer to build market-rate apartments. But NYCHA says the plan is the only way to raise funds to make desperately-needed repairs.
