The governor needs to step up and allocate significant funds to address the over $ 70 million
in backlog of repairs to allow public housing residents to live in dignity.
In order to highlight
the backlog of repair requests at the Housing Authority, his office obtained data on thousands of repair requests from the NYCHA through freedom of information requests.
Redirecting Resources into NYCHA Maintenance and Security: The executive budget provides an additional $ 70 million in relief to NYCHA to address
the backlog of repairs and enhance security.
Palace officials blame
the backlog of repairs on a «real terms» squeeze of up to 60 % in funding by government over the past 20 years, forcing them to «make do and mend».