The eviction moratorium pause ends Feb. 26. Here’s what you need to do
This article was originally published on Feb 24 at 12:25pm EST by THE CITY Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY When the state Legislature passed the Emergency Eviction Act at the end of…
Op ed: The future of NYCHA is not the Blueprint for Change
Growing up in Mill Brook Houses, I used to go downstairs at about 8 a.m. on Saturdays to play basketball with kids from the development. In those games I met…
Workers demand more protection from Bronx homeless shelter network
On the anniversary of the first confirmed Covid-19 case in New York, the 32BJ SEIU union and security officers for the Acacia Network rallied Monday outside one of the homeless…
Cheaper rents provide little benefit for city’s essential workers
While New York City’s pricey neighborhoods have seen drops in rent due to the pandemic, many neighborhoods that house the bulk of the city’s essential workers saw little change in…
NYCHA’s Blueprint for Change gets no love at public hearing
NYCHA CEO gets razzed over Blueprint for Change Residents, politicians and union workers responded angrily to the New York City Housing Authority’s controversial Blueprint for Change at a publicly Zoomed…
Plans announced for 95 Section 8 apartments in Mott Haven
A four-building complex at 205 Brook Avenue will be the site of 95 Project-based Section 8 apartments. Brookhaven Apartments, located a block away from the 6 train’s Brook Avenue station,…
Assemblyman to hold NYCHA information sessions for tenants
The Office of Assembly member Michael Blake and the Urban Justice Center cordially invite NYCHA residents to participate in a virtual “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” training series for residents. The goal…
Approach of winter raises questions about heat in NYCHA complexes
On Oct. 1, Day One of the 2020 heating season, Danny Barber was worried. “The issues started already,” said Barber, president of the tenants association for NYCHA’s Jackson Houses in…