CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Reimagining NYCHA for the 21st Century
Metin N. Sarci |
“NYCHA needs a radical reformation—one that requires the authority to turn observers into supporters.”
“NYCHA needs a radical reformation—one that requires the authority to turn observers into supporters.”
Although the new monitor credits NYCHA for being a “very different organization” since the start of the oversight arrangement in 2019, there are still setbacks, particularly with addressing mold, leaks and lead.
Coney Island Houses residents are the first to choose to stay in traditional public housing since NYCHA began holding these elections last year.
With more than 37,000 units converted to the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, tenants weighed in on the model that’s brought the housing authority $13.2 billion worth of repairs, so far.
A Notice of Vote was sent to residents at Hylan Houses this month, making the complex the fifth public housing development asked to vote on the future of their homes. The 30-day voting period is expected to begin on Nov. 13.
A month and a half since the housing authority closed applications for the Section 8 waitlist—giving households a chance at a NYCHA-issued housing voucher—notifications are to be sent out beginning Thursday.
Repairs for the Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens—pledged as part of negotiations to pass a wider neighborhood rezoning in 2021—are moving forward, as NYCHA selects a development team to take on the fixes.
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
For the third time, NYCHA residents are voting on which funding model they believe best meets the needs for their complex. Residents at Coney Island Houses and Unity Towers can cast their votes starting Wednesday through Aug. 15.
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.