logo CityLand
      • Home
      • About CityLand
      • CityLand Sponsors
      • Filings & Decisions
      • Commentary
      • Archive
      • Resources
      • CityLaw
      • Current Issue

    De Blasio and Union Agree on New Work Schedules and Fair Wages for NYCHA Maintenance Workers

    Labor Agreements  •  Citywide

    Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

    The agreement will result in more frequent maintenance services and repairs, benefitting nearly 400,000 NYCHA residents. On April 9, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd announced that the City has reached an agreement for a tentative contract with the union for fair wages and work schedules for maintenance workers. The agreement secures fair wages for approximately 1,000 NYCHA maintenance workers and approximately 350 maintenance workers at various other City agencies. The agreement is retroactive and covers a period from December 17, 2017 through January 1, 2022. It is part of the de Blasio administration’s promise to restore a productive relationship with the City’s workforce.

    (read more…)

    Tags : Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, Teamsters Local 237
    Date:04/19/2019
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
    Leave a Comment

    NYCHA Begins Lead Paint Testing at Bronx River Houses Development.

    Lead Removal  •  Soundview, Bronx

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The lead paint testing initiative comes from the City’s plans to eliminate childhood lead exposure and improve quality of living in public housing. On March 15, 2019, the New York City Housing Authority announced that it will be accelerating its new lead-based paint testing plan at the Bronx River Houses located in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The Bronx River Houses is one of the first set of developments NYCHA will begin testing in April, along with Harlem River and Williamsburg Houses. The lead paint testing initiative is part of the City’s LeadFreeNYC plan, a plan to eliminate childhood lead exposure. For CityLand’s prior coverage of LeadFreeNYC, click here.

    (read more…)

    Tags : Bronx, Lead removal, New York City Housing Authority, soundview
    Date:03/26/2019
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
    Leave a Comment

    Sanitation Commissioner Appointed as Interim Chair of NYCHA

    Chair Appointment  •  Citywide

    Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia at the CityLaw Breakfast on October 5, 2018. Image credit: CityLaw.

    Garcia will work to strengthen public housing as Interim Chair. On February 5, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia as the Interim Chair of the New York City Housing Authority. She will be succeeding Stanley Brezenoff, who will depart from the position later this month. Commissioner Garcia will serve as Chair while the City begins the process of selecting a permanent Chair. (read more…)

    Tags : Kathryn Garcia, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA
    Date:02/11/2019
    Category : NYCHA
    Leave a Comment

    COMPLETE VIDEO: The 132nd CityLaw Breakfast with Shola Olatoye

    CityLaw Breakfast  •  New York Law School
    NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye standing with NYLS Professor & the Center for New York City Law Director Ross Sandler (left) and NYLS President and Dean Anthony Crowell (right). Image credit: CityLand

    NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye standing with NYLS Professor & the Center for New York City Law Director Ross Sandler (left) and NYLS President and Dean Anthony Crowell (right). Image credit: CityLand

    On Friday March 18, 2016, the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School hosted the 132nd CityLaw Breakfast.  The event speaker was New York City Housing Authority Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye.

    (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw Breakfast, New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, Shola Olatoye
    Date:03/18/2016
    Category : The Center for New York City Law
    Leave a Comment

    EVENT REMINDER: Center for New York City Law Breakfast with Shola Olatoye

    CityLaw Breakfast  •  New York Law School

    moskbanner

    The Center for New York City Law cordially invites you to a City Law Breakfast

    presenting

    Shola Olatoye

    Chair & CEO, New York City Housing Authority

    ✱✱✱ (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw Breakfast, New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, Shola Olatoye
    Date:03/04/2016
    Category : The Center for New York City Law
    Leave a Comment

    EVENT REMINDER: Center for New York City Law Breakfast with Shola Olatoye

      •  New York Law School

    moskbanner

    The Center for New York City Law cordially invites you to a City Law Breakfast

    presenting

    Shola Olatoye

    Chair & CEO, New York City Housing Authority

    ✱✱✱ (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw Breakfast, New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, Shola Olatoye
    Date:02/22/2016
    Category : The Center for New York City Law
    Leave a Comment
    1. Pages:
    2. 1
    3. 2
    4. »

    Subscribe To Free Alerts

    In a Reader

    Desktop Reader Bloglines Google Live Netvibes Newsgator Yahoo! What's This?

    Follow Us on Social Media

    twitterfacebook

    Search

    Search by Category

      City Council
      CityLaw
      City Planning Commission
      Board of Standards & Appeals
      Landmarks Preservation Commission
      Economic Development Corporation
      Housing Preservation & Development
      Administrative Decisions
      Court Decisions
      Filings and Decisions
      CityLand Profiles

    Search by Date

    © 1997-2010 New York Law School | 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 | 212.431.2100 | Privacy | Terms | Code of Conduct | DMCA | Policies