NYCHA

Residents worry budget cuts will delay repairs

The budget of the New York City Housing Authority­—which runs 2,604 public housing buildings in the city, including a number on the Upper West Side and West Harlem—will be cut by $28 million for fiscal year 2011, as part of the budget deal struck on April 14.

By Jackie Carrero | Apr 22 03:02 am ET

Statistics show shootings in public housing increase

New statistics led State Senator Bill Perkins to hold an emergency meeting with the New York City Housing Authority and Tenants Association presidents in February.

By Danielle Grierson and Daphne Chen | Mar 7 01:31 am ET

Douglass Houses residents say maintenance requests neglected

Frederick Douglass Houses residents say their maintenance problems have not been addressed, despite the recent attention paid by politicians.

By Jackie Carrero | Feb 18 02:33 am ET

Residents say cameras not a crime cure

Manhattanville Houses residents say despite the installation of almost 100 surveillance cameras at the development, life at the housing project isn’t any safer.

By Daphne Chen | Feb 16 03:23 am ET

Tenants claim NYCHA unresponsive to garden proposal

According to Jane Wisdom, tenant association president at a local public housing complex, only one thing stands in the way of a community garden—the management.

By Katie Bentivoglio | Oct 3 11:59 pm ET

Frederick Douglass residents say Housing Authority management neglects maintenance

Marilyn Spruill’s management, run by the city, says it will work on serious repairs she needs—but not until 2012.

By Katie Bentivoglio and Sarah Darville | Sep 14 01:03 am ET

Year in review: With budget shortfalls, public housing strained in Harlem

Harlem tenants' fears were confirmed in April when NYCHA announced that, due to further budget woes, it was considering revoking the Section 8 vouchers of more than 10,000 low-income tenants.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | May 8 11:17 pm ET

Residents fear Section 8 federal funds only temporary fix

Disabled and living in the neighborhood for 46 years, Miguel Lopez relies on Section 8 city vouchers for his apartment.

By Hien Truong | Apr 30 01:55 am ET

Harlem tenants fear ramifications of potential cuts to Section 8 program

In Harlem, Section 8 residents and tenant advocates say that possible cuts on a large scale could be devastating.

By Hien Truong | Apr 13 02:47 am ET

Students partner with Grant Houses, despite garden delay

The Grant Houses Community Garden Project is a student-run organization that has been trying to bring a public garden to the Grant Houses since 2008.

By Leah Greenbaum and Chris Crawford | Apr 2 02:42 am ET

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