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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 5Comments

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Feb 2025

Housing and Homelessness

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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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness

Tenants at NYCHA’s Riis Houses Will Vote on Whether to Shift to Private Management

Unlike other developments where NYCHA has held votes in recent years, residents at the Jacob Riis Houses will choose between only two options: the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program…

ByTatyana Turner 4Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Empate: inquilinos de NYCHA en Brooklyn deben votar de nuevo sobre modelo de financiación

Tras una decisión dividida entre dos opciones de financiación, los residentes de las Hylan Houses deberán volver a las urnas a partir del 26 de febrero para resolver el empate.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

It’s a Tie: NYCHA Tenants in Brooklyn Must Vote Again on Funding Model

After a split decision between two funding options, residents at the Hylan Houses must head back to the polls starting Feb. 26 to break the tie.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Vote at NYCHA’s Hylan Houses Lands in a Tie

At the Brooklyn complex, 83 tenants voted to join the Public Housing Preservation Trust and another 83 opted to convert to private management under the PACT initiative. A final recount…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Voting Starts for NYCHA Hylan Houses Tenants to Choose Funding Model

Starting Wednesday at noon, residents at the single public housing building in Bushwick, Brooklyn, will have 30 days to vote on whether they want to stay in the Section 9…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

The Federal Bill That Would Pour $40 Billion Into NYCHA’s Section 9

It’s been nearly five years since the Public Housing Emergency Response Act was first introduced, without progress. But some see renewed hope in Tuesday’s election, should it bring new leadership…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Early Votes Are In: NYCHA’s Coney Island Houses Opts to Stay in Section 9, While Unity Towers Picks the ‘Trust’

Coney Island Houses residents are the first to choose to stay in traditional public housing since NYCHA began holding these elections last year.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Selects Bushwick’s Hylan Houses to Vote on Funding Model This Fall

A Notice of Vote was sent to residents at Hylan Houses this month, making the complex the fifth public housing development asked to vote on the future of their homes.…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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

Meet Your Tenant Leader: Brenda Temple, Oceanside Apartments

Tenants at NYCHA’s Riis Houses Will Vote on Whether to Shift to Private Management

Empate: inquilinos de NYCHA en Brooklyn deben votar de nuevo sobre modelo de financiación

It’s a Tie: NYCHA Tenants in Brooklyn Must Vote Again on Funding Model

Vote at NYCHA’s Hylan Houses Lands in a Tie

Voting Starts for NYCHA Hylan Houses Tenants to Choose Funding Model

The Federal Bill That Would Pour $40 Billion Into NYCHA’s Section 9

Early Votes Are In: NYCHA’s Coney Island Houses Opts to Stay in Section 9, While Unity Towers Picks the ‘Trust’

NYCHA Selects Bushwick’s Hylan Houses to Vote on Funding Model This Fall

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