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Nostrand Houses residents packed into folding chairs in their community center Tuesday, eager to learn when repairs would begin now that they’ve joined the Public Housing Preservation Trust. Not right…

ByTatyana Turner 4Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Candidates on Housing: DSA-Backed Eon Huntley Vies for Bed-Stuy Assembly Seat

The retail worker and father of two believes his experiences as both a renter and public school parent have prepared him to potentially unseat incumbent Stefani Zinerman in the upcoming…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Environmental Review Kicks Off for Rebuilding Plan at Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea Houses

The plan would tear down and rebuild all 2,056 NYCHA apartments at the aging Manhattan campuses, and construct an additional 3,450 mixed-income units there. The public has a chance to weigh…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Early Tally Shows ‘Trust’ Model Leading in Nostrand Houses Vote

New York City Housing Authority tenants at the Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead Bay appear poised to join the Preservation Trust, a new funding model for public housing signed into law…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Broken Locks, Elevators: Council Probes Safety Concerns for Older Adults at NYCHA

Concerns ranged from the functionality of security cameras at developments to broken locks and entryway doors, as well as how elevator breakdowns impact tenants with mobility issues.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

Legal Aid Launches Unit Dedicated to Representing NYCHA Tenants

The team, which will have two attorneys and three paralegals, plans to provide legal support for public housing matters, including for tenants who have already converted—or are in the process…

ByTatyana Turner 2Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Video

WATCH: How Should NYCHA Fund Repairs? A City Limits Conversation

City Limits on Thursday hosted a panel conversation about the plans being pitched to drum up funding for the city’s public housing system. What is RAD/PACT and the new Preservation…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth NYCHA Video

VIDEO: Voting on NYCHA’s Future

This City Limits video delves into the complexities of a vote that will impact Nostrand Houses tenants in the near term, and explores the choices thousands of additional public housing…

ByTatyana Turner 3Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Trust, Pact or Section 9? A City Limits Conversation on the Future of NYCHA

Join City Limits’ reporters and a group of panelists at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 for a virtual talk about the future of NYCHA, as the housing authority kicks…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Tenants at NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses Prepare for Historic Vote on the Future of their Homes

Following a 30-day voting period that starts Nov. 8, Nostrand could be the first New York City Housing Authority development to join the Preservation Trust, a new public entity that…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

No ‘False Promises’: NYCHA Tenants Get Preview of Trust Transition

Candidates on Housing: DSA-Backed Eon Huntley Vies for Bed-Stuy Assembly Seat

Environmental Review Kicks Off for Rebuilding Plan at Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea Houses

Early Tally Shows ‘Trust’ Model Leading in Nostrand Houses Vote

Broken Locks, Elevators: Council Probes Safety Concerns for Older Adults at NYCHA

Legal Aid Launches Unit Dedicated to Representing NYCHA Tenants

WATCH: How Should NYCHA Fund Repairs? A City Limits Conversation

VIDEO: Voting on NYCHA’s Future

Trust, Pact or Section 9? A City Limits Conversation on the Future of NYCHA

Tenants at NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses Prepare for Historic Vote on the Future of their Homes

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