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    NYCHA Receives $24.7 Million HUD Grant to Support Resident Safety and Security Needs

    Grants  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The funds will go toward improving security lighting and lead abatement. On December 31, 2020, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced that the agency received a $24.7 million Emergency Capital Needs Safety and security Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be used to address resident health, safety and security concerns.  (read more…)

    Tags : grants, HUD, NYCHA
    Date:01/20/2021
    Category : NYCHA
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    Mayor de Blasio Opposes New Federal Housing Rules Based on Immigration Status

    Federal Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image Credit: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office.

    The federal government proposed a rule that would bar mixed-immigration status families from accessing rental subsidies. On July 9, 2019, the de Blasio Administration announced that it submitted formal comments to the federal government in opposition to a proposed rule that would result in eviction of thousands of New Yorkers from federally-assisted housing based on the tenants’ immigration status. (read more…)

    Tags : federal housing, federally-assisted housing, HUD, Mayor Bill de Blasio
    Date:07/19/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor Appoints Gregory Russ as New NYCHA Chair

    Appointment  •  Citywide

    Gregory Russ is the new NYCHA Chair. Image Credit: Minneapolis Public Housing Authority

    Russ has worked with municipal housing authorities across the country, including in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis. On June 18, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced Gregory Russ as the new Chair of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). The national search for a new chair began in January after an agreement was made between NYCHA, HUD and the Southern District of New York (SDNY). Under the agreement, a federal monitor was appointed to supervise the reform of NYCHA’s operations. The agreement resolved federal claims against NYCHA for violating health and safety regulations. (read more…)

    Tags : appointment, gregory russ, HUD, NYCHA, SDNY
    Date:06/20/2019
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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    Mayor Announces Repairs To 62,000 NYCHA Apartments

    NYCHA  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio announces repairs. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    The repairs will be made possible through public-private partnerships. On November 18, 2018, Mayor de Blasio announced that NYCHA has committed to $13 billion in repairs to 62,000 of its units. The renovations include new kitchens and bathrooms,  replacement of windows, elevators, boilers, and roofs, and improvements to common areas. The repairs will affect approximately 140,000 residents, who will “retain all their rights as public housing residents, pay rent limited to 30 percent of their income, and remain in their buildings during the renovations,” according to the press release. (read more…)

    Tags : HUD, NYCHA, RAD, repairs
    Date:11/27/2018
    Category : Mayor
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