De Blasio Administration Unveils Plans To Improve New York City Housing Authority
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration unveiled its next generation New York City Housing Authority plan at the Johnson Houses in East Harlem Tuesday.
"This is literally the worst financial crisis that NYCHA has ever encountered," the mayor warned.
De Blasio Administration Unveils Plans To Improve New York City Housing Authority
As 1010 WINS' Al Jones reported, NYCHA has an operating deficit of nearly $100 million and some of its buildings are falling apart.
De Blasio's blueprint to rescue the ailing housing authority -- home to 400,000 New Yorkers -- includes cutting 1,000 central staff, improving rent collection, selling or leasing unused NYCHA property to developers and increasing parking rates from $26 to $86 a month, WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported.
De Blasio Administration Unveils Plans To Improve New York City Housing Authority
"We are absolutely committed to public housing for the long haul. And that's why this plan is so important. Public housing is one of the most important elements of keeping New York City affordable," de Blasio said.
The mayor called it one of the core positive realities of New York City.
