Will new federal funding build NYCHA back better?
Aurely Negrón’s studio apartment in the Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven has had mold since he moved in 10 years ago. Earlier this year, a leak in the apartment above…
Bronx NYCHA improvements haven’t sold other public housing residents on RAD and Blueprint
The Betances Houses in Mott Haven recently got a major facelift — new appliances, bathrooms, windows, security cameras and mold prevention fans – thrilling many of the residents there. In…
Holy Thursday food boxes offered at Betances Houses
Catholic Charities and RDC Development will join hands Thursday to distribute 400 boxes of food to residents of the 40-building Betances NYCHA Complex in Mott Haven. The boxes, each containing…
Conflicting stories by management company and Housing Authority, leave Betances residents gasping for air
A miscommunication between NYCHA and Wavecrest Property Management over medical accommodations has left residents with respiratory conditions without AC units for months during renovations at Betances Houses in Mott Haven.…
Trash piles up after NYCHA loses contractor
Residents say the rotting debris has created a stench, and attracted rats and flies inside both public apartments and the surrounding private homes.
Betances Houses hosts second annual Green Day
Dozens of residents from local housing projects came together on June 29 in order to promote anti-violence for young people at the second annual Green Day, a community effort to…
NYCHA complexes fight the cold, and the system
While most New Yorkers waited out record low temperatures from the comfort of their heated homes this holiday season, thousands of NYCHA residents braced against the single digit cold with…
Elevator outages pose hard choices for Betances residents
At the Betances IV building, the elevator has been out of service since August 7.