CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYCHA Points to Progress on Maintenance Issues
Jarrett Murphy |
In light of a report about the deterioration of conditions during the Bloomberg years, the authority says the picture has changed under Mayor de Blasio.
Housing and Homelessness
Groups Prod NYCHA to Keep Promises on Mold
Ken Thorbourne |
Six months after a landmark settlement was signed committing the housing authority to a comprehensive attack on potentially deadly fungus, advocates are optimistic but say they’ve seen little action.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
NYCHA Safety Depends on More than Cops or Cameras
Jin Hee Lee |
Amid outrage over the stabbing of two children in a public-housing elevator, the author calls for solutions that go beyond increased policing or even surveillance cameras to include partnering with NYCHA residents themselves.
Brooklyn
Progress Seen on NYCHA Repairs in East Brooklyn
Jarrett Murphy |
In November residents extracted a promise from the authority to deal with a massive maintenance backlog. Some 75 percent of those tasks are done. But the list of things to fix is still growing.
Brooklyn
Details Delayed For Long-Stalled NYCHA Project
Makini Brice |
After being torn down for a redevelopment that proved too pricey to complete, Prospect Plaza is being replaced by a mix of public- and affordable housing. The metrics of that mix are still being worked out.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
How to Keep the Public in Public Housing
Tom Angotti and Sylvia Morse |
Mayor de Blasio’s move to cut fees the city charges NYCHA is just one step toward making public housing vibrant and sustainable in New York.
Housing and Homelessness
Concerns Over Private Firm Managing Some NYCHA Properties
Ali Winston |
The move to bring in outside management for some of the authority’s Section 8 properties is not the first, but comes at a sensitive time for the agency.
Government
How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick
Tobias Salinger |
Many think the former assemblyman and powerbroker is a creep. Some hail him as a hero. In Bushwick, his legacy—and the story of his downfall—are more complicated than either label suggests.
Government
Brooklyn Tenants Get Vow of NYCHA Fixes
Jarrett Murphy |
Over 450 tenants presented housing authority officials a long list of maintenance and repair needs, and got a promise that fixes would be made by Christmas, organizers say.
Government
The 2013 Primary Candidates on Public Housing
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
This city in a city—the nation’s oldest and largest public housing system—faces operating shortfalls and a huge list of capital needs. How can City Hall protect this resource?
