NYCHA Archives : Page 42 of 45 : City Limits

VOUCHER MATH

K. Wright | July 21, 2003

President Bush’s proposal to block-grant Section 8 will cost the city 4,000 vouchers, the IBO says.

NYCHA APRENTICESHIPS

M. Kenny | June 9, 2003

The New York City Housing Authority has agreed to enforce federal and local mandates requiring its contractors to hire public housing residents.

FEDS PLUCK AN UNKNOWN TO MANAGE TROUBLED HOMES

Matt Pacenza | May 12, 2003

The feds have hired a new contractor to manage the city’s most troubled public housing developments — and the company’s lack of experience and sketchy history are raising questions.

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING HUD

William Wichert | January 6, 2003

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has discovered a funding hole in last year’s budget, and is looking to pull from this year’s coffers to plug it.

HOMES, FOR A CHANGE: MAYOR SAYS, 'WE'LL MAKE MORE'

Matt Pacenza | December 16, 2002

Mayor Bloomberg’s new housing plan calls for investing more than $1 billion in new homes, but his proposal is about more than just cash.

Neverending Stories

Matt Pacenza | June 17, 2002

Another chapter in the history of racial discrimination in Wiliamsburg’s public housing developments opens as the city agrees to offer black and Hispanic applicants a better shot at apartments.

This Land Is Whose Land? Charas Versus Housing

Jill Grossman | June 17, 2002

Six months after its new landlord put CHARAS out on the street, the East Village community center has its sights on another property… but so does the Housing Authority.

SECTION 8: TENANTS TRANSFER FASTER

Matt Pacenza | March 4, 2002

Tenants who lose their federally subsidized apartments when their leases expire no longer have to wait up to nine months before they can start looking for a new apartment, thanks to a legal settlement reached last month.

Housing and Homelessness

TENANTS ON THEIR OWN IN COURT UNLESS BUDGET BUDGES

Matt Pacenza | December 10, 2001

The Giuliani administration hit legal services for tenants hard last week in its budget cut proposals, leaving some public interest lawyers gearing up to shut their doors.