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‘NYCHA buildings are dilapidated, and residents are bombarded with every health and quality of life issue imaginable, from leaking pipes to broken elevators.’

ByAshley James 1Comment

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Aug 2021

Government Health Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Seeks to Recover $124 Million in COVID Rent Relief

More than 5,000 NYCHA tenants have so far applied for rental assistance through New York’s COVID relief fund, prompting state officials and the public housing agency to begin work on…

ByDavid Brand 18Comments

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Jun 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Brooklyn Community Board 6 Backs Gowanus Rezoning—If City Funds NYCHA Fixes

The board says its support for the project, which would upzone a large swath of Gowanus, hinges on the city funding nearly $300 million in repairs at the nearby Gowanus…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Next Mayor Could Confront Nine-Digit Deficits at NYCHA

The housing authority managed to balance its books last year, and an infusion of federal support will help it do so in 2021. But budget gaps of $300 million or…

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: As NYCHA Rolls Out PACT Plan to Fund Repairs, Resident Engagement is Key

Engagement is the foundation for reversing a historical backlog of distrust that is stalling the agency’s current efforts not only to restore its portfolio to a state of good repair…

ByAli Sutherland-Brown 2Comments

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Gets Nod for Work to ‘Connect’ Communities

Last month, NYCHA was named a 2020 WellBeing Cities Forum Laureate for its Connected Communities Guidebook, a manifesto for how to engage NYCHA communities in redesigning the 2,400 acres of…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Aug 2020

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Understanding NYCHA’s New Rescue Plan

With 62,000 units already effectively moving off the authority’s books under NYCHA 2.0, this new ‘Blueprint for Change’ addresses NYCHA’s other 110,000 apartments—which together need a $25 billion repair job.

BySadef Ali Kully 36Comments

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Jul 2019

NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: Incoming NYCHA Chairman Should Focus on These Priorities

‘Gregory Russ will be at the helm of the NYCHA mothership as it tries to steer a course through uncharted, troubled waters.’

ByVic Bach 0Comments

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May 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Podcasts

Max & Murphy: London Lessons for Public Housing in New York?

When Margaret Thatcher’s plan to sell off public housing to tenants left hundreds of thousands of deteriorating apartments and low-income families behind, the Brits came up with a different approach.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Housing and Homelessness