"It's true that it takes funding to pay for repairs - but money alone won't be enough or even guarantee improvement absent change in the management practices that have led to the 177,000-unit public housing system being (correctly) termed the city's largest slumlord. Even if so much housing is to remain publicly-owned, it must be privately managed. State law meant to bring new funding to the aging system stands in the way."
"The website " NYCHA outages" tells the story. In the last week of September alone, there were elevator failures at 27 buildings in the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. At the Adams Houses at the Bronx, hot water was out, as well. Keep in mind that 45 percent of residents are aged 62 or older and 30 percent are disabled. No elevator service means they can't get outside to shop for groceries."
A partial collapse of a 28-story Mitchel Houses building in the Bronx displaced 140 residents and produced no fatalities. Protesters blamed chronic underinvestment and called for taxing billionaires to fund repairs, but funding alone will not guarantee improvement without changes in management practices. Management failures have contributed to the 177,000-unit public housing system being termed the city's largest slumlord. Proposals include keeping units publicly owned while shifting to private management, but state law impedes new funding mechanisms. NYCHA outage reports documented elevator failures and hot-water outages, disproportionately harming residents who are elderly or disabled. Deferred maintenance is estimated at $78 billion.
Read at The New York Sun
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