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    Mayor Eric Adams Releases Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness

    Affordable Housing and Homelessness  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: Office of the Mayor

    Mayor Adams Addresses the Issue of Affordable Housing and Works Towards Building More Affordable Housing. On June 14, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams released Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, his administration’s plan to address New York City’s affordable housing crisis. The Blueprint discusses making the City a welcoming and homely place where people can stay and grow together as a family by creating housing that is available and affordable for people from all walks of life. The Blueprint speaks to five key housing pillars: (1) Transforming the New York City Housing Authority; (2) Addressing the Homelessness and Housing Instability; (3) Creating and Preserving Affordable Housing; (4) Improving the Health and Safety of New Yorkers; and (5) Reducing the Administrative Burden. (read more…)

    Tags : Eric Adams, HPD, Mayor's Office, NYCHA
    Date:06/27/2022
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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    NYCHA Launches New Team to Handle Lead Removal for Residences with Young Children

    Lead Removal  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The program helps target apartments with lead paint that young children frequent. On July 14, 2021, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) launched the Team for Enhanced Management Planning and Outreach (TEMPO). The TEMPO program is dedicated to outreach, inspection and remediation of lead-based paint in NYCHA apartments where a child under the age of 6 lives or routinely spends ten or more hours a week. (read more…)

    Tags : Lead removal, NYCHA
    Date:07/15/2021
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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    NYCHA Launches Online Annual Certification Portal Redesign

    Interactive Tools  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The new portal provides step-by-step instructions and easier navigation. On June 1, 2021, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) launched the redesign of its online annual recertification portal for residents. NYCHA residents and Section 8 voucher holders are required to recertify their income, assets, expenses and family composition on an annual basis.  (read more…)

    Tags : Interactive Tools, NYCHA
    Date:06/09/2021
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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    NYCHA Announces $261 Million in Completed Renovations for Three Developments in the Bronx

    Renovations  •  The Bronx

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The private and non-profit partnership allows for more funding while maintaining resident public housing rights. On February 17, 2021, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced the completion of upgrades in three NYCHA developments across the Bronx. The upgrades at the Baychester, Murphy, and Betances Houses impact 54 buildings and 1,810 units and are the home to an estimated 4,300 people. The renovations cost $261 million.  (read more…)

    Tags : NYCHA, PACT, renovations, social services, upgrades
    Date:02/18/2021
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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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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    City Reaches Settlement Agreement with Verizon FiOS Regarding Expansion

    Internet Access  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The new agreement stresses the need for internet access. On November 24, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announce efforts to tackle the digital divide in New York City by ensuring that Verizon builds out its FiOS footprint to 500,000 additional householders, making high-speed fiber broadband available to more New Yorkers. Verizon failed to meet the terms of its current cable franchise agreement made with the Bloomberg administration to build out its FiOS network. (read more…)

    Tags : internet access, NYCHA, Verizon, Verizon FiOS
    Date:12/15/2020
    Category : Mayor
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