Public Housing

NYCHA federal monitor Bart Schwartz speaks at a City Council hearing.

Monitor’s Final Report Card Slams NYCHA’s Culture Of Mismanagement

March 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m.March 20, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

Bart Schwartz ends tenure as the public housing authority’s independent monitor after five years, calls on board to end "rubber stamp" habit.

The Linden Houses in East New York, Feb. 4, 2020.

Public Housing

Eviction Filings Highest Among Private Managers of NYCHA Buildings

March 14, 2024, 5:00 a.m.March 20, 2024, 4:28 p.m.

Firms that are operating public housing units via the RAD partnerships have been “very aggressive” with efforts to kick people out for non-payment of rent.

NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt testifies at a City Council hearing on micro contract bid rigging.

Public Housing

NYCHA to Seek Repayment for Repair Overcharges Flagged by THE CITY

Feb. 27, 2024, 7:09 p.m.Feb. 27, 2024, 7:27 p.m.

City Council grills public housing officials in wake of contract kickback scandal, gets reform preview.

Public Housing

How Much Does It Cost NYCHA to Replace a Lightbulb? $708 in One Case

Feb. 26, 2024, 5:01 a.m.Feb. 26, 2024, 5:13 p.m.

The micro contracts awarded to vendors at the center of the NYCHA bribery scandal are rife with inflated and wildly inconsistent costs, an analysis by THE CITY finds.

NYCHA

NYCHA Has 5,000 Empty Apartments After Bureaucratic Bungle, Monitor Finds

Feb. 21, 2024, 5:40 p.m.Feb. 22, 2024, 9:53 a.m.

That’s up from just 460 empty units two years ago, a spike largely driven by a failed effort to centralize and speed up turning over vacancies.

Public Housing

Top NYCHA Chiefs Repeatedly Rejected New Rules to Curb Corrupt Contracts

Feb. 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 12, 2024, 11:10 a.m.

The federal takedown of public housing superintendents for alleged bribery focuses on low-level employees. But NYCHA bosses had been warned for years — and spurned proposed reforms.

Public Housing

Feds Bust 70 NYCHA Supers on Bribery Charges Tied to No-Bid Contracts Flagged by THE CITY

Feb. 6, 2024, 10:36 a.m.Feb. 7, 2024, 4:40 p.m.

U.S. prosecutors’ charges center on alleged kickbacks for repair jobs.

A sign over a gate welcomed people to the Langston Hughes Houses in Brooklyn.

Health

Legionnaires’ Disease Kills NYCHA Resident, Puts Brooklyn Public Housing Complex on Alert

Feb. 5, 2024, 10:28 a.m.Feb. 5, 2024, 10:28 a.m.

The city’s health department urged vulnerable tenants in Brownsville’s Langston Hughes Houses not to shower as it studies a possible cluster of the bacterial illness.

Public Housing

Five Years Later, Still ‘A Long Way to Go’ on NYCHA Agreement With Feds

Feb. 2, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Feb. 1, 2024, 8:17 p.m.

Meaningful change on mold, elevator and lead paint remains elusive years after a surprise de Blasio-Trump agreement to install an independent monitor to oversee public housing repairs.

Public Housing

NYCHA Tenant Vote Clears Way for Eric Adams-Backed Preservation Trust Rescue Plan

Dec. 8, 2023, 6:05 p.m.Dec. 8, 2023, 6:05 p.m.

By a wide margin, eligible residents at the Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn ed a proposal to issue public bonds to pay for repairs at the Housing Authority’s aging complex.

Public Housing

Monitor’s Final Report Card Slams NYCHA’s Culture Of Mismanagement

Eviction Filings Highest Among Private Managers of NYCHA Buildings

NYCHA to Seek Repayment for Repair Overcharges Flagged by THE CITY

How Much Does It Cost NYCHA to Replace a Lightbulb? $708 in One Case

NYCHA Has 5,000 Empty Apartments After Bureaucratic Bungle, Monitor Finds

Top NYCHA Chiefs Repeatedly Rejected New Rules to Curb Corrupt Contracts

Feds Bust 70 NYCHA Supers on Bribery Charges Tied to No-Bid Contracts Flagged by THE CITY

Legionnaires’ Disease Kills NYCHA Resident, Puts Brooklyn Public Housing Complex on Alert

Five Years Later, Still ‘A Long Way to Go’ on NYCHA Agreement With Feds

NYCHA Tenant Vote Clears Way for Eric Adams-Backed Preservation Trust Rescue Plan

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