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    City Planning Approves New Affordable Housing on NYCHA-Leased Land in Mott Haven

    Affordable Housing  •  Mott Haven, Bronx

    Rendering of Betances VI. Image Credit: NYC CPC

    The building will feature supportive housing with in-building staff to provide services. On January 30, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted to approve an application for the development of a 15 story mixed-use building in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The building will have approximately 100 residential units and will be located at 472-474 Willis Avenue between East 146th and East 147th Streets. The development site will be leased to the development team by NYCHA. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, betances VI, Mott Haven, NYCHA, supportive housing
    Date:02/12/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    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
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    Mayor Announces NYCHA 2.0 Plan to Renovate and Preserve Public Housing

    Public Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio announces comprehensive plan to renovate NYCHA apartments and preserve public housing in New York City. Image credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    The plan will be divided into three programs to address the $24 billion in capital need for repairs and renovations. On December 12, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a comprehensive plan named NYCHA 2.0 to renovate and preserve NYCHA housing, aimed to resolving $24 billion in vital repairs. NYCHA 2.0 is a ten-year plan that will deliver renovations for 175,000 residents, fund essential capital repairs across the rest of NYCHA’s portfolio, and launch new repair strategies for lead paint, mold, elevator, heat, and vermin issues. (read more…)

    Tags : capital funding, capital need, NYCHA, public housing, renovations, repairs
    Date:01/09/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    U.S.A. v. NYCHA: Judge Pauley Rejects the Proposed Consent Decree

    Ross Sandler  •  Citywide

    Image credit: Jeff Hopkins Art.

    The New York City Housing Authority’s efforts to settle with the U. S. Attorney over NYCHA’s mismanagement of public housing came to an abrupt end on November 14, 2018 when U.S. District Court Judge William H. Pauley III rejected the proposed consent decree. The U.S. Attorney had charged NYCHA in a civil complaint with fraud, deception and filing false lead inspection reports. The complaint also charged NYCHA with systematically tolerating dangerous and unhealthy contamination of lead, mold and vermin, and with inadequate maintenance of essential services, including elevators, plumbing and heating. (read more…)

    Tags : consent decree, Court case, housing, Judge Pauley, lead inspection, NYCHA, public housing, U.S. District Court Judge William H. Pauley III, US Attorney
    Date:01/03/2019
    Category : CityLaw
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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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    Comptroller Study Finds Majority of Lobbies in NYCHA Buildings Have Unsecured Doors

    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. (read more…)

    Tags : Comptroller, doors, NYCHA, safety, security issues, unsecured
    Date:11/13/2018
    Category : Comptroller's Office, New York City Housing Authority
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