""We're getting older, and we still have to think about [where we are going to live?] This is my last home, my last bed, because I'm 80 years old... This is my final place.""
""I am not going to tell the residents of Chelsea Elliott and Fulton houses that the cavalry is going to come from Washington while they are living in housing that is crumbling before them. The idea that a renovation ... is going to be less disruptive than the plan that's on the table is simply not honest.""
""I think it's great to have development, and I think that we need to increase the supply of housing, but we also need to ensure that our seniors are not displaced in the process.""
The city plans to demolish and rebuild the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, replacing 2,056 units with new apartments in six high-rise buildings. NYCHA residents will be guaranteed new homes, with the complex including up to 3,500 affordable and market-rate apartments. This redevelopment is the first of its kind for NYCHA, funded by private developers to address a backlog of nearly $1 billion in repairs. Concerns arise about potential privatization of public housing amid mixed reactions from political candidates.
Read at Gothamist
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