CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Can NYCHA Be Saved?
Julia Vitullo-Martin |
Yes, says this writer, but it will require vision and renewed drive by the Bloomberg administration: Doing a few things better will not be enough.
Bronx
Home and Away: A Timeline of Public Housing in the United States and New York City
Jarrett Murphy |
1934: Depression-era public works money is earmarked for public housing. The New York City Housing Authority is created. 1935: First Houses, the first public housing project in the United States, is dedicated on the Lower East Side. 1937: Housing act co-authored by Senator Robert Wagner of New York creates a permanent role for the federal government in promoting public housing. 1949: Congress calls for more public housing and “slum clearance” to redevelop urban areas.
Housing and Homelessness
Beyond Scandal, NYCHA Residents Seek More Power
Curtis Stephen |
Amid the controversy over the management of New York’s public housing, NYCHA officials are contemplating historic changes to how the agency operates. Tenants are looking for more ways to weigh in on those ideas.
Activism and Volunteerism
What’s Not to Like About the Cuomo Budget?
Jarrett Murphy |
Amid a sea of praise for Gov. Cuomo’s second budget, advocates for low-income New Yorkers raised complaints. That, plus the latest on NYCHA, city job creation and the sick leave bill —all in our policy roundup.
Government
Can Private Advice Save A Threatened Public Realm?
Ruth Ford |
From schools to public housing to hospitals that serve the poor, private firms are being brought in to rescue remnants of an earlier, more ambitious era of government.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Report: NYCHA Residents' Unemployment Has Nearly Tripled
Jarrett Murphy |
Residents of NYCHA developments and people receiving Section 8 subsidies post an estimated 27 percent unemployment rate, says a new study, but there are new opportunities to lower it.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYCHA Big Says (Again) That Mass Layoffs May Be Coming
Ruth Ford |
The Housing Authority’s Chairman John Rhea warned of 3,000 layoffs unless the federal government moves to close a billion-dollar gap in public housing funding.
Housing and Homelessness
Life In A Landmark: Pioneering Public Housing Site Shows Its Age
Shamira Muhammad |
For residents of First Houses—the Lower East Side site where public housing began in the United States—pride in their historic location is mixed with worries about deterioration inside.
Government
As AIDS Threat Changes, Push For Housing Renews
Diana Scholl |
Advocates, hoping Gov. Cuomo will back a cap on rent for people in AIDS housing, say research shows that shelter saves lives and reduces government expenditures.
Bronx
Work In Progress: Residents Get More NYCHA Jobs
Diana Scholl |
Since 1968, public housing authorities nationwide have largely been ignoring a law requiring that they employ residents. Evidence suggests that at NYCHA, at least, that’s changing.
