How Trump’s budget cuts will hurt New York’s Section 8 housing tenants
The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program, which was designed to help families move out of public housing and homeless shelters, is an important cog in...
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Nation’s biggest-ever public-private rehab gets green light for $560M Rockaway project
A $560 million plan to rehabilitate a massive Rockaway housing complex has been given the green light. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the...
NYCHA’s Olatoye pushing for culture change in ‘devalued’ housing agency
Shola Olatoye is pushing to alter the work culture inside the nation’s largest public housing landlord. The chair and CEO of the New York City...
City earmarks $1B to replace roofs at 700 NYCHA buildings
The city has committed $1 billion to replace roofs at more than 700 Housing Authority buildings in an effort to combat leaks and mold. Mayor...
Private developers get keys to public housing
With a looming deficit and growing backlog of maintenance repairs, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has officially announced its plans for private development...