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NYCHA Residents in Coney Island Reject Move to Nonprofit Trust Fund

Aug. 16, 2024, 4:40 p.m.Aug. 18, 2024, 7:21 p.m.

The vote on Friday was a blow to City Hall’s goal of injecting public housing with cash by floating new bonds, after three other developments embraced that plan.

NYCHA

Council Speaker Adams Reboots Twice-Failed Public Housing Idea. Is Her Plan Any Different?

March 7, 2023, 7:57 p.m.March 7, 2023, 8:05 p.m.

In her State of the City speech Wednesday, the legislative leader is expected to propose putting up new public housing in unused plots within existing NYCHA developments.

RAD

Tenants’ Rights at Risk in NYCHA Conversions, Warns Human Rights Group

Jan. 27, 2022, 12:01 a.m.Jan. 27, 2022, 8:21 a.m.

Human Rights Watch says evictions and diminished oversight make Rental Assistance Demonstration a program in need of more scrutiny.

Housing

NYCHA Reaches Deal to Monitor Mold Mess at Privately Run Buildings

Dec. 23, 2021, 5:44 p.m.Dec. 23, 2021, 6:08 p.m.

The agreement closes a loophole that let thousands of public housing apartments escape review by a court-appointed overseer, despite persistent health hazards.

NYCHA

NYCHA Housing Fix Clouded by Tenant Complaints About Private Managers

Oct. 5, 2021, 8:17 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:36 p.m.

THE CITY’s examination found residents of several Brooklyn and Manhattan developments placed into the RAD program have alleged that private contractors and building managers botched renovations. Now some officials say an infusion of federal funds could render RAD obsolete.

Lead Paint

Manhattan Lead Paint Confusion Casts New Doubts on Moving Public Housing to Private Management

Aug. 22, 2021, 6:57 p.m.Aug. 22, 2021, 6:57 p.m.

A supervisor assigned to oversee possible lead paint removal didn’t have certification. Meanwhile, an asbestos removal firm with a record of violations was hired. Some elected officials say NYCHA must pause transferring buildings to private firms.

NYCHA

Alleged Mold Coverup Stains Public Housing Move to Private Management

Aug. 8, 2021, 8:44 p.m.Aug. 9, 2021, 12:35 p.m.

A developer charged with taking over a NYCHA housing complex in Upper Manhattan patched over toxic mold with sheetrock, an investigation found. The discovery added to some tenants’ doubts about so-called RAD conversions.

RAD

NYCHA Mold Court Deal Faces Do-Over as Judge Moves to Protect All Tenants

April 12, 2021, 7:29 p.m.April 12, 2021, 7:29 p.m.

The 2013 court-monitored agreement to eradicate toxic mold from public housing doesn’t cover apartments being moved to private management. That’s a big problem, says the judge, who ordered the city and residents to hammer out a new deal.

Public Housing

After Demolition Scare, Chelsea NYCHA Tenants Forge New Path With Private Management

April 11, 2021, 8:34 p.m.April 12, 2021, 10:07 a.m.

Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott residents met with top housing officials for months to hash out what comes next for their Manhattan homes. It’s been rocky. But the “unprecedented process” could serve as a model for how NYCHA engages with tenants across the city.

Campaign 2021

Can Mayoral Hopeful Shaun Donovan Save New York City’s Crumbling Public Housing?

March 29, 2021, 4:55 a.m.June 1, 2021, 3:59 p.m.

The ex-city and federal housing boss created a controversial private management program now used in NYC. NYCHA’s lead-poisoning scandal festered while he was in Washington. Now Donovan says he can rescue residents.

RAD

NYCHA Residents in Coney Island Reject Move to Nonprofit Trust Fund

Council Speaker Adams Reboots Twice-Failed Public Housing Idea. Is Her Plan Any Different?

Tenants’ Rights at Risk in NYCHA Conversions, Warns Human Rights Group

NYCHA Reaches Deal to Monitor Mold Mess at Privately Run Buildings

NYCHA Housing Fix Clouded by Tenant Complaints About Private Managers

Manhattan Lead Paint Confusion Casts New Doubts on Moving Public Housing to Private Management

Alleged Mold Coverup Stains Public Housing Move to Private Management

NYCHA Mold Court Deal Faces Do-Over as Judge Moves to Protect All Tenants

After Demolition Scare, Chelsea NYCHA Tenants Forge New Path With Private Management

Can Mayoral Hopeful Shaun Donovan Save New York City’s Crumbling Public Housing?

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