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While Many NYCHA Residents Remain Skeptical of Private Management, This Red Hook Tenant Leader Sees An Opportunity

NYCHA told City Limits that it anticipates moving forward with the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program at Red Hook West. Tenant Association leader Karen Blondel hopes to leverage the…

ByTareq Saghie 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Isaacs Houses Tenants Vote to Stay in Section 9 Public Housing, Early Tally Shows

Tenants at the Upper East Side NYCHA development were the latest to vote on what funding model they want for their buildings, rebuffing two newer initiatives that officials say would…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development NYCHA

Isaacs Houses Residents Weigh Ditching Public Housing for Section 8

Residents of the Yorkville development will be the first NYCHA tenants of the year to vote on whether they want to abandon their traditional public housing model for one of…

ByTareq Saghie 4Comments

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Jan 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

HUD Poised for Likely Budget Boost, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The House of Representatives passed a spending package Thursday that would bump federal funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—backing off from drastic cuts previously proposed by the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

Private Management Deals Raised $1.6 Billion for NYCHA Repairs This Year, Officials Say

In 2025, NYCHA closed on the financing for repairs at 16 developments through the controversial PACT program, and moved ahead on renovation plans for two other public housing campuses funded…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Sep 2025

Comunidades de habla hispana Housing and Homelessness Immigration NYCHA

¿Qué significa para los neoyorquinos la nueva política de inglés exclusivamente del HUD?

Los neoyorquinos hablan más de 800 idiomas y más de 350.000 hogares de la ciudad participan en los programas del HUD. Sin embargo, los defensores afirman que muchos inquilinos locales…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration NYCHA Politics

What HUD’s New English-Only Policy Means for New Yorkers

New Yorkers speak over 800 languages, and more than 350,000 city households participate in HUD programs. But advocates say many local tenants won’t be greatly affected by the change, since local…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development NYCHA

As NYCHA Plans Chelsea Tenant Relocations, Some Residents Ask: What Happens to a Community When You Move It?

Approximately 79 of the households being asked to temporarily relocate are seniors. Some faced with moving contend that it goes beyond four walls and a ceiling, but threatens the community…

ByEmily Drane 3Comments

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Mar 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

In City & State Budget Talks, Advocates Look to Fortify NYCHA Amid Federal Uncertainty

With New York City and state lawmakers in the throes of finalizing new budgets, residents and advocates alike are pushing for billions of dollars in additional funding that would address…

ByTatyana Turner 6Comments

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Feb 2025

Housing and Homelessness Meet Your Tenant Leader NYCHA

Meet Your Tenant Leader: Brenda Temple, Oceanside Apartments

“We have town hall meetings. We attend City Hall meetings. We pass out petitions. We speak about our fight and our plight in terms of getting the funding that we…

ByMichael Bell

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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