NYCHA

NYCHA Development Residents Furious Over 400 Percent Parking Rate Hike

Residents of New York City Housing Authority developments were furious this week, after their parking fees jumped in a big way.

2013/05/08

FILE - Bernard M. Baruch Houses, part of New York City Housing Authority (credit: NYCHA)

Appeals Court Rules NYCHA Can Evict Tenants Who Violate Income Requirement

The ruling from the New York State Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s ruling that the drastic penalty was likely to leave a woman and her three young children homeless.

2013/02/14

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces plan to eliminate backlog of maintenance and repair requests in public housing on Jan. 31, 2013. (Photo Credit: Kristen Artz/Flickr)

Bloomberg Vows To Reduce Backlog Of Public Housing Repair Requests

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said NYCHA’s goal is to virtually eliminate the current backlog of 420,000 open repair work orders and permanently reduce the average wait time for repairs in the future.

2013/01/31

Woodrow Wilson Houses In East harlem (credit: Google Maps)

Elderly Man’s Legs Trapped In Elevator In Housing Authority Building

The man suffered a fractured leg in the incident and was taken to Harlem Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

2012/12/31

NYCHA workers remove removing mold, mildew, oil & other components at a home after Hurricane Sandy. (credit: NYCHA via Facebook)

Public Housing Residents Claim NYCHA Just Paints Over Mold Problems

Many have been complaining about mold in their city apartments for years, but charge the New York City Housing Authority never really confronts the problem.

2012/12/18

Worker cleaning up at Lillian Wald Houses in the Lower East Side Dec. 3, 2012 (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

OSHA Investigating Lack Of Protective Gear For Some Sandy Clean-Up Workers

As the clean-up effort continues in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, some concerns have surfaced over a lack of proper tools and protective gear for workers.

2012/12/03

Leaky Ceiling In Red Hook Houses Apartment Nov. 12, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Residents, Public Advocate Blast NYCHA For ‘Unacceptable’ Rent Credit Plan

That credit will not appear until the January 2013 rent bills go out, the city announced.

2012/11/13

Brooklyn’s Largest Housing Project Remains Without Heat, Power

A crew was out front Monday working to get a temporary boiler up and running to finally get the residents heat.

2012/11/12

NYC Public Housing Tenants Impacted By Sandy To Get Break In Rent

Tenants in public housing in New York City who were affected by Superstorm Sandy will get some help with their rent.

2012/11/11

Workers In Gloves Outside Rat-Infested Bronx Apartments (credit: Stan Brooks/1010 WINS)

Bronx Public Housing Residents Complain Of Rat Infestation

Residents said the Claremont Consolidated Houses on Findlay Ave. have been inundated with rats over the past few months. One woman said the pests come into the hallways and apartments any way they can.

2012/08/16

Elderly Brooklyn Woman Makes Plea For Bed Bug Cleanup

84-year-old Emma Graham, a resident of the Roosevelt Houses, said she’s been forced to sleep in a chair to avoid getting bit by the creepy crawly menace in her bed.

2010/08/27

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