City Council
See a Map of NYCHA’s Heat and Hot Water Problems
City Limits |
The outages after the ‘bomb cyclone’ touched every borough, according to data retried by the Pratt Center.
Budget
Cuomo’s Housing Budget Must Go Farther, Some Advocates Say
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The governor is in the third year of a $20 billion, five-year housing plan and is facing a state budget crunch—but critics say the homelessness crisis demands more action.
boilers
Bronx Beep Wants NYCHA to Declare a Boiler Emergency
Jarrett Murphy |
Ruben Diaz, Jr. says the authority’s contracting rules are an obstacle to addressing the boiler problems at developments across the city.
Citywide
Should NYCHA Be Treated Like a Private Landlord?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
When it comes to making repairs, NYCHA follows a somewhat different set of procedures and rules than private landlords. There are differing views on whether this makes sense.
Development
Separate City Projects Target Same Blocks for Housing Development, Alarming Some Neighbors
Gwynne Hogan |
Within a few months this fall, the city announced two separate plans to redevelop the abandoned Greenpoint Hospital site, and across the street, a parking lot owned by the city’s public housing authority—for a total around 750 new apartments within a two-block radius.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
From Jails to Jamaica Bay: 18 New York City Stories to Watch in 2018
Jarrett Murphy |
The election? Well, duh! The 2020 Census? Wait, huh?
Citywide
Upstate, Downstate Call on Cuomo for Housing Reforms
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A new statewide coalition has formed with the intention to push Cuomo and the state legislature for rent reforms, funding for public housing and more.
AMI
Where the Council Speaker Candidates Stand on Housing
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Who is affordable housing for? Should NYCHA’s chairwoman resign? There are actual differences between the hopefuls’ experience and main priorities when it comes to housing policy.
Homepage Featured
Max & Murphy: Olatoye on Trust, the Federal Probe and NYCHA’s Future
Jarrett Murphy |
The NYCHA chairwoman says she’d welcome a federal monitor to oversee the agency. But she also feels it’s time for New York to take a hard look at public housing and decide “what kind of city we want to be.”
board
Watch NYCHA’s First Public Acknowledgement of the Lead Inspections Lapse
Jarrett Murphy |
It came at the tail end of a July 2017 meeting of the NYCHA board. It was not a detailed discussion.
