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Federal Monitor

Posted inPublic Housing

‘Shoddy Work’ by No-Bid Contractors Now a Target for NYCHA’s Federal Monitor

Nov. 5, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.
Weeks after a special report by THE CITY on costly unsupervised construction jobs, the Housing Authority is put on notice to clean up its act.
Posted inPublic Housing

Federal Housing Official Says Fraud Charges Building Over NYCHA No-Bid Contracts

Oct. 7, 2019, 8:41 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:27 a.m.
HUD’s Lynne Patton declared that “fraud charges are forthcoming” in the wake of THE CITY’s reporting on $250 million in spending on “micro purchases.”
Posted inHousing

Mold Grows on Efforts to Clean Up Public Housing Apartments

Sept. 11, 2019, 8:04 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.
The Housing Authority has left tens of thousands of clean-up requests open for months — and even the ones that have been closed may need second look.
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NYCHA Lead ‘Emergency’ as Clean-up Falters and Child Poisonings Rise

July 22, 2019, 6:35 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.
A damning federal monitor report describes failures to protect public housing residents from everything from lead to mold to rats “the size of cats.”

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