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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

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Lawmakers Call for Probe of How NYCHA Handles Tenant Complaints

The City Council’s resolution implores the state legislature and HUD to “take strong action and increase NYCHA accountability by auditing the responsiveness of NYCHA managers to tenants,” citing complaints from…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

As Chelsea Demo Plans Move Ahead, A Look Back to NYCHA’s Brooklyn Razing

There are several key differences between PACT and Hope VI, the now-defunct federal program that facilitated demolition and displacement in Brooklyn decades ago. But, despite contemporary safeguards, advocates say they’ll…

ByTatyana Turner 3Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Faces Scrutiny For $78.3B Repairs Price Tag

This year’s Physical Needs Assessment showed a 73 percent leap from the last report in 2017—a staggering change NYCHA has attributed in part to inflation and construction costs.

ByTatyana Turner 1Comment

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

City Lawmakers Call for Probe of How NYCHA Handles Tenant Complaints

NYCHA Faces Scrutiny For $78.3B Repairs Price Tag

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