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Amid outrage over the stabbing of two children in a public-housing elevator, the author calls for solutions that go beyond increased policing or even surveillance cameras to include partnering with…

ByJin Hee Lee 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Progress Seen on NYCHA Repairs in East Brooklyn

In November residents extracted a promise from the authority to deal with a massive maintenance backlog. Some 75 percent of those tasks are done. But the list of things to…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Mar 2014

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Details Delayed For Long-Stalled NYCHA Project

After being torn down for a redevelopment that proved too pricey to complete, Prospect Plaza is being replaced by a mix of public- and affordable housing. The metrics of that…

ByMakini Brice 0Comments

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Feb 2014

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

How to Keep the Public in Public Housing

Mayor de Blasio’s move to cut fees the city charges NYCHA is just one step toward making public housing vibrant and sustainable in New York.

ByTom Angotti and Sylvia Morse 0Comments

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Dec 2013

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

Concerns Over Private Firm Managing Some NYCHA Properties

The move to bring in outside management for some of the authority’s Section 8 properties is not the first, but comes at a sensitive time for the agency.

ByAli Winston 0Comments

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Dec 2013

Government Investigations NYCHA

How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick

Many think the former assemblyman and powerbroker is a creep. Some hail him as a hero. In Bushwick, his legacy—and the story of his downfall—are more complicated than either label…

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Nov 2013

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Brooklyn Tenants Get Vow of NYCHA Fixes

Over 450 tenants presented housing authority officials a long list of maintenance and repair needs, and got a promise that fixes would be made by Christmas, organizers say.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2013

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Public Housing

This city in a city—the nation’s oldest and largest public housing system—faces operating shortfalls and a huge list of capital needs. How can City Hall protect this resource?

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Jul 2013

Justice NYCHA

Version of 'Occupy' Seeks to Deter Brooklyn Gun Violence

Activists in Bed-Stuy, Brownsville and other neighborhoods believe a few friendly faces on troubled corners can help stave off summer shootings.

BySara Sugar 0Comments

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Jun 2013

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

East New York Elderly Fight Displacement

A new senior housing development in the neighborhood aims not just to address a citywide senior housing shortage, but also to create a foothold for the aged amid new real-estate…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

NYCHA Safety Depends on More than Cops or Cameras

Progress Seen on NYCHA Repairs in East Brooklyn

Details Delayed For Long-Stalled NYCHA Project

How to Keep the Public in Public Housing

Concerns Over Private Firm Managing Some NYCHA Properties

How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick

Brooklyn Tenants Get Vow of NYCHA Fixes

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Public Housing

Version of 'Occupy' Seeks to Deter Brooklyn Gun Violence

East New York Elderly Fight Displacement

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