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…
Residents worry about an ongoing safety risk at St. Mary’s Park: Discarded needles
A group of six concerned citizens walked through St. Mary’s Park on a Tuesday afternoon in late January, to see what impact syringe disposal boxes are having on one of…
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…
Safety cameras are a bust, say NYCHA tenants
Residents at Moore Houses say an expensive program aimed to increase safety through the use of closed circuit cameras is burning a hole in taxpayers' pockets.
NYPD, feds take down Mott Haven gang
Federal and local law enforcement have brought down a gang accused of terrorizing tenants of the Moore Houses on East 149th St. at the northern edge of St. Mary’s Park…
Group targets violence at its root
Program is staffed by reformed gang members who work to defuse tensions between rival gangs.
Tenant leaders talk tactics in the Big Easy
Public housing activists eager to get more residents involved Tenants of public housing complexes in Mott Haven and Melrose have no shortage of complaints, and now some are taking it…