Sentences with phrase «nycha public housing residents»

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«That is why we are proposing the NYCHA 2020 Public Housing Revitalization Plan, which would increase funding to provide safe, healthy conditions to residents, while reforming NYCHA's operations and increasing transparency.

Rapper Ja Rule joined local elected officials and public housing residents from across NYC at a rally Tuesday to call for investment and immediate renovations to NYCHA's failing heating systems.

Residents of public housing are suing NYCHA in order to get an independent monitor appointed to oversee the agency...

Public housing parking lots occupy some of the city's most valuable real estate, but when it comes to addressing the city's housing crisis, preserving $ 5 monthly parking spots for NYCHA residents is considered sacred...

According to The New York Times, the de Blasio administration and NYCHA chief Shola Olatoye are planning to stare down the city's estimated 400,000 public housing residents over one of their chief perks: $ 10 reserved parking spots.

Shola Olatoye, the chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)-- the authority tasked with running public housing serving about 400,000 city residents — has sent a letter to the federal DepartHousing Authority (NYCHA)-- the authority tasked with running public housing serving about 400,000 city residents — has sent a letter to the federal Departhousing serving about 400,000 city residents — has sent a letter to the federal Department of

«Every public housing resident deserves to live in habitable housing that provides them with respect and dignity,» said City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who helped conduct an oversight hearing of NYCHA at the Council.

He's also advocating for allowing qualifying NYCHA residents to purchase their public housing units.

Fields is one of more than 400,000 residents of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the country's largest public housing system, who stands to be impacted by the executive order signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo declaring a state of emergency this past Mon., ApHousing Authority (NYCHA), the country's largest public housing system, who stands to be impacted by the executive order signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo declaring a state of emergency this past Mon., Aphousing system, who stands to be impacted by the executive order signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo declaring a state of emergency this past Mon., Apr. 2nd.

That was the message of public housing residents, community groups and elected officials who rallied at City Hall on Thurs., Jan. 29 to campaign for increased city and state funding for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) prophousing residents, community groups and elected officials who rallied at City Hall on Thurs., Jan. 29 to campaign for increased city and state funding for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) propHousing Authority (NYCHA) properties.

At 10 a.m., NYC Council members Ritchie Torres and Vanessa Gibson join NYCHA residents, the mayor's office of Criminal Justice, and social and legal service providers for an oversight hearing on violent crime in public housing, Johnson Houses Community Center, 1833 Lexington Ave., Manhattan.

«The results show we have a long way to go to keep our NYCHA residents safe,» Stringer said of the report, which recently surveyed more than 500 NYCHA resident from 10 Lower East Side and East Village public housing developments.

She will also work with Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres, chair of the council's committee on public housing, to hold «NYCHA accountable to residents,» she said in a statement.

«Community Voices Heard is glad that there is a call for Albany to dedicate more funding to NYCHA, especially given that a real commitment on their part has been missing for a number of years and we believe that this funding is a great starting point,» said Ann Valdez, a public housing resident and member of Community Voices Heard.

«This is a very different plan than was presented in the past,» Mr. de Blasio insisted to the Observer at the James Weldon Community Center in East Harlem, emphasizing that the plan will also guarantee NYCHA residents work on the construction projects, and earmark the new revenue for work on the existing public housing buildings on the parcels.

At City Hall yesterday, City Council member Rosie Mendez, along with fellow lawmakers and public housing residents, blasted the New York Daily News for a series of articles critical of the New York City Housing Authority (housing residents, blasted the New York Daily News for a series of articles critical of the New York City Housing Authority (Housing Authority (NYCHA).

State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) and Councilman Ritchie Torres (D - Bronx), joined by Councilman Mark Treyger (D - Brooklyn) and outraged New York City Housing Development tenants, released an alarming investigative report on Tuesday, «Sex Offenders in Public Housing: NYCHA Residents at Risk,» detailing a sharp rise in predators illegally residing in public housing developments across thHousing Development tenants, released an alarming investigative report on Tuesday, «Sex Offenders in Public Housing: NYCHA Residents at Risk,» detailing a sharp rise in predators illegally residing in public housing developments across thePublic Housing: NYCHA Residents at Risk,» detailing a sharp rise in predators illegally residing in public housing developments across thHousing: NYCHA Residents at Risk,» detailing a sharp rise in predators illegally residing in public housing developments across thepublic housing developments across thhousing developments across the city.

With more than 400,000 residents, the New York City Housing Authority, or NYCHA, is the largest public housing system in the cHousing Authority, or NYCHA, is the largest public housing system in the chousing system in the country.

«In light of the troubling report, which comes amid a citywide collapse of heating systems in public housing, I am investigating the circumstances surrounding the loss of immediate heating upgrades for 3,000 NYCHA residents,» Torres said.

«Through these critical funding allocations my office is able to provide technology upgrades to public schools, safety improvements for NYCHA residents, park renovations and thousands of units of new housing,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «I am proud to have been able to provide this funding to so many worthy institutions in this year's capital budget.»

NYCHA has recently been plagued by a lead paint scandal, as well as problems with heating systems and boilers that left public housing residents without heat or hot water on some of the coldest days of the winter.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says public housing residents deserve the «very best living standard» with which the city can provide them «with the money we have» amid criticism over the failure of New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) boilers and heating shousing residents deserve the «very best living standard» with which the city can provide them «with the money we have» amid criticism over the failure of New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) boilers and heating sHousing Authority's (NYCHA) boilers and heating systems.

«We have to bring meaningful changes to the way NYCHA does business if we want to sustain the future of public housing and become the type of landlord our residents deserve,» said Ms. Olatoye, thanking Mr. Stringer for his audit.

NYCHA residents, including tenants of the Pelham Parkway, Throggs Neck and Sack Wern Houses, together with housing advocates Community Voices Heard and Real Affordability For All, filled the Million Dollar Staircase to decry current conditions and push for new investments in the nation's largest public housing stock.

Residents of public housing are suing the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in order to get an independent monitor appointed to oversee the housing are suing the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in order to get an independent monitor appointed to oversee the Housing Authority (NYCHA) in order to get an independent monitor appointed to oversee the agency.

When asked whether she holds de Blasio responsible given a lead paint scandal under NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye and 323,000 public housing residents being deprived of heat and hot water during the winter, she said everyone is responsible.

His support for NYCHA, where about half a million low - income New Yorkers live, has set him apart from his predecessors, Michael Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani, neither of whom matched de Blasio's financial and programmatic commitment to the city's public housing authority and residents, according to documents and experts.