In the past 24 hours, the New York City Housing Authority finally posted details on its web site concerning a plan to lease some of its property for private development. Tonight, officials will be briefing residents of the Smith...
Last night, the New York City Housing Authority took its road show to another housing development on the Lower East Side. NYCHA Commissioner Margarita Lopez, a longtime LES resident, has been tasked with the responsibility of explaining the cash-strapped...
Residents of the Smith Houses packed a gymnasium on Madison Street last night for a tense "emergency tenant meeting" to discuss the New York City Housing Authority's plan to lease some of its property for luxury development. They were...
The next big housing battle on the Lower East Side is upon us. In the past month, officials with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) have been briefing elected officials and some tenant leaders about plans to lease...
After City Council member Rosie Mendez spent Tuesday afternoon defending the New York City Housing Authority from recent negative press, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez is calling for the release of a report that could bring more critical scrutiny to the...
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 (NYCHA).
In the past,...
For the fourth time in two years, residents of the Smith Houses are having to deal with a long-term gas outage. This week, the neighborhood's elected officials sent a letter to the New York City Housing Authority, calling the...
Last week we told you about the uphill battle by some public housing residents to get their gas turned back on after outages lasting up to four months. On Wednesday, tenants were assured by officials of New York's Housing...
This week Lower East Side residents vented their frustration at city housing officials, who struggled to explain why apartments in three NYCHA developments have been without gas for up to four months. The tenants came to a meeting Wednesday...
