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    Comptroller’s NYCHA Boiler Repair Audit Reveals Inspection Problems

    Comptroller's Office  •  NYCHA Audit  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: Office of the Comptroller

    Audit of NYCHA’s Controls over Heat Maintenance revealed inefficiencies in work order tracking system and inadequate boiler inspection. On May 28, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller released the results of its audit of the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) controls over heat maintenance. The audit report stated that NYCHA’s current system for tracking heating complaints is inefficient, and NYCHA’s system for tracking its boilers is inaccurate and uncomprehensive. NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer called for NYCHA to upgrade NYCHA’s system during warmer weather before “thousands more residents are left in the cold again.” (more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, boiler inspection, boiler repair, boilers, Comptroller Audit of NYCHA, heating, NYCHA
    Date: 07/02/2020
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    Comptroller Audit Finds NYCHA Wasted Millions on Roof Repairs, Putting Residents’ Health at Risk

    Comptroller's Office  •  NYCHA  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: Comptroller Scott M. Stringer’s Office.

    NYCHA wasted $3.7 million by replacing eight roofs while they were under warranty. On July 26, 2019, the Office of the Comptroller announced the results of its audit of the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) roof maintenance. According to New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, NYCHA wasted millions on roof repairs that should have come at no expense to taxpayers and failed to perform basic oversight and preventive maintenance of roofs, putting the health and safety of thousands of NYCHA residents at risk. (more…)

    Tags : City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Comptroller Audit of NYCHA, Comptroller Audit of NYCHA Roof Maintenance, NYCHA, NYCHA Audit, NYCHA wastes millions on roof repairs
    Date: 08/07/2019
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    Comptroller’s Audit Reveals Unsatisfactory Conditions In NYCHA Playgrounds

    Comptroller's Office  •  NYCHA  •  Citywide

    Broken Spiral Slide. Image credit: City of New York Office of the Comptroller.

    549 NYCHA-owned playgrounds have hazardous conditions and lack of repair and maintenance records. On April 4, 2018, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released an audit of New York City Housing Authority playgrounds’ conditions and maintenance. NYCHA is responsible for the maintenance of each development’s playgrounds. Results from playground inspections are required to be entered into NYCHA’s electronic system for tracking maintenance and physical repair work. However, the Comptroller’s audit shows that NYCHA failed to consistently maintain playgrounds. (more…)

    Tags : children, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Comptroller, developments, grounds keeping policy, hazardous conditions, NYCHA, playgrounds, policy, safety, Scott M. Stringer
    Date: 04/18/2018
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    Comptroller Study Finds Majority of Lobbies in NYCHA Buildings Have Unsecured Doors

    Comptroller's Office, New York City Housing Authority  •  Public Housing Security Issues  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: Office of the Comptroller.

    NYCHA residences throughout the five boroughs have serious security lapses from propped open and broken doors. On October 12, 2018, the City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released the results of an investigative survey on the exterior door security at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments. Between July and August 2018, auditors visited 299 NYCHA developments and observed the conditions of exterior doors. The auditors observed 4,551 doors in development in the five boroughs. (more…)

    Tags : Comptroller, doors, NYCHA, safety, security issues, unsecured
    Date: 11/13/2018
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    DOI Report Exposes NYCHA’s Failure to Maintain Fire Safety Devices

    NYCHA  •  Department of Investigation Report  •  Citywide

    Mark Peters, Commissioner of the Department of Investigation. Image credit: CityLand

    The Department of Investigation’s Report found that NYCHA maintenance workers were negligent in their duties to ensure smoke and CO detectors were functioning. On October 4, 2016, the Department of Investigation issued a Report finding that New York City Housing Authority maintenance workers frequently ignored their obligation to perform safety checks and often falsified documents to cover up their negligence. DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters stated in the Report that, “DOI has now found that NYCHA workers blatantly flouted basic precautions, supervisors failed to check on them, and tragedy was the result.” (more…)

    Tags : Butler Houses, Commissioner Mark G. Peters, Department of Investigation, FDNY, NYCHA
    Date: 10/11/2016
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