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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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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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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC

Twenty-year funding contracts could open the door for roof repairs, new boilers, tigher windows and more at dozens of New York City buildings.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2018

NYCHA Opinion

CityViews: Don’t Just Fix NYCHA – Reenergize It with Private Resources

The reality is that, no matter how streamlined its management nor how transparent its spending plans may be, NYCHA just does not have the resources it needs.

ByJolie Milstein 1Comment

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Jun 2018

NYCHA Opinion

CityViews: The Damage is in the Details of HUD’s Proposed Rent Policy Changes

Much has been written about the proposal to triple minimum rents for the very lowest income households. That’s not even the worst of it.

ByLaura Mascuch

ByBrenda Rosen 4Comments

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May 2018

Opinion

CityViews: The History of Racial Signals and HUD’s Proposed Rent Hike

‘Social division serves those who need to divert attention from the injustices that play out daily in our political and economic systems.’

ByHarry DeRienzo 1Comment

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Mar 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Report: Thousands of Affordable Units Could Go Market-Rate as Tax Credit Deals Lapse

A new set of threats to affordable housing is looming in New York City, thanks to the Trump administration, the real-estate market and time itself.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2017

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Ritchie Torres Takes National Image, Support for NYCHA Development into Speaker Bid

Much of Torres’ legislative record fits easily with his profile as a millennial progressive. But on public housing, his bread-and-butter issue, Torres has departed from some progressive allies in supporting…

ByWilla Rubin

ByMax Zahn 1Comment

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Oct 2017

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

De Blasio is Pressed to Use More Federal Tools Against Homelessness

The mayor unlocked a door between homeless shelters and public housing that his predecessor had closed. Some advocates want de Blasio to open it event wider.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

Next Mayor Could Confront Nine-Digit Deficits at NYCHA

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

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

Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC

CityViews: Don’t Just Fix NYCHA – Reenergize It with Private Resources

CityViews: The Damage is in the Details of HUD’s Proposed Rent Policy Changes

CityViews: The History of Racial Signals and HUD’s Proposed Rent Hike

Report: Thousands of Affordable Units Could Go Market-Rate as Tax Credit Deals Lapse

Ritchie Torres Takes National Image, Support for NYCHA Development into Speaker Bid

De Blasio is Pressed to Use More Federal Tools Against Homelessness

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