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As part of a $930 million transaction, what federal officials say is the largest yet, NYCHA added the more than 2,000 apartments at the Edenwald Houses to its portfolio of…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Aug 2023

NYCHA’s RAD/PACT and Preservation Trust Plans, Explained

Across New York City’s cash-strapped public housing complexes, residents are being presented with two dense proposals intended to unlock funding for repairs. How do they differ?

ByTatyana Turner 1Comment

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

As the city faces dual affordable housing and homelessness crises, City Limits asked the candidates’ running in Tuesday’s primary for their stance on a number of key related issues. Are…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Vacant NYCHA Units Continue to Increase, With Transfers Complicated by PACT

NYCHA’s target time is 30 days for apartment turnover. But as of April, it took the housing authority an average of 410 days to re-occupy a vacant apartment, up significantly…

ByTatyana Turner 4Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

NYCHA Plan to Put Units Under Private Management is More Than Halfway Done—But Skepticism Persists

More than 36,000 NYCHA apartments have either undergone conversion or are in the process of being converted to the RAD-PACT program, which officials say has helped drive billions in needed…

ByTatyana Turner 4Comments

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Feb 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Comptroller to Probe NYCHA Repairs and Evictions in First ‘Resident-Powered’ Audits

The New York City Comptroller’s Office will investigate oversight of NYCHA contractors and eviction rates at privatized developments — the first of two probes under a new initiative that lets…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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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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Oct 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Trump and Biden are in Different Worlds on Housing

The president has emphasized protecting suburbs from low-income intrusion. The Democratic nominee wants to spend billions to ease the housing crunch.

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Aug 2020

NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: NYCHA’s New Rescue Plan Must Wait for Resident Input

‘We expect that NYCHA and our local elected officials will embrace the opportunity to work with us. These are our homes and nothing will happen to us without us.’

ByMarquis Jenkins 5Comments

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Oct 2019

NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: NYCHA’s NextGen Threatens More Harm than Hope

‘NextGen is the continuation of the opening up of investment opportunities for already-wealthy private actors and entities. History tells us this usually comes at a high cost for residents and…

ByKristen Hackett 5Comments

As Bronx’s Largest NYCHA Development Converts to PACT, Tenants Look to Their Neighbors