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Mar 2022

Under New Law, NYCHA Tenants Can Log Maintenance Complaints with 311. But Advocates Want More Substantial Changes

“It’s time to acknowledge that NYCHA residents are an integral part of the city. Like other tenants, they should be entitled to full access to the city’s code enforcement system,”…

ByDoug Turetsky 6Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

NYCHA’s Shift to Private Management May Drive Evictions, New Report Warns

Eviction records for two large NYCHA developments converted to private management under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program show a higher eviction rate compared to the system average, Human…

ByDavid Brand 15Comments

07

Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Leaders List Priorities for Next HUD Regional Chief, as Biden Considers Brooklyn Councilmember

Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel—who represents the 41st District of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Crown Heights—is President Joe Biden’s likely pick as next New York-New Jersey regional administrator for the…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

07

Oct 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Finally Address the Health Risks of NYC Public Housing

‘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

25

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

08

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

08

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 2Comments

10

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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