Their comments were in response to requests from Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres, chairman of the Committee on Public Housing, for assurances that the housing authority leaders would not sell property — which former Mayor Michael Bloomberg had proposed as a fix for NYCHA's
ballooning operating deficits and $ 17 billion backlog in repairs.
But Curran said that since taking office Jan. 1, she's had to focus urgently on averting a financial storm driven by
ballooning operating expenses and persistent budget
deficits.