Resident leaders contemplate fallout from epic NYCHA scandal
Some NYCHA resident leaders in the South Bronx say they were stunned by the bombshell news last week that workers in their buildings were among the 70 employees charged in…
Op-ed: An urgent call to save public housing
The Magna Carta. The US Constitution. Common Sense by Thomas Payne. The Origin of Species by Natural Selection by Charles Darwin. Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi. The…
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…
Despite funding barriers and NYCHA burdens, a garden grows in Port Morris
Founders of NYCHA community garden look to overcome initial administrative hurdles Cesar Yoc wanders through lush greenery over to a row of raised beds within the Mill Brook Houses’ community…
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 resident fights for community garden
The goal is to convert the former garden space in the center of the Mill Brook Houses complex into an active community garden with produce, flowers, a seating area and…
Mayor announces new youth initiative at Mill Brook
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the Mill Brook Houses in Port Morris on Tuesday to announce the launch of a new initiative to create 50 new soccer fields for young…