"This week in the Bronx, part of a NYCHA building collapsed a horrifying reminder that New York City's public housing is quite literally falling apart. Our city faces many urgent challenges, but none are more pressing than our affordable housing shortage and the crisis plaguing our public housing system. What happened in the Bronx was not an isolated incident it was the predictable result following decades of neglect and disinvestment. And unless we act with urgency and creativity, we risk further tragedies occurring."
"NYCHA still dwarfs every other public housing system in North America, with over 179,000 apartments housing nearly 400,000 New Yorkers. But decades of neglect, underinvestment, and political dysfunction have corroded the system. Federal disinvestment began in the 1970s and accelerated under Reagan, while neither the state nor the city filled the gap. And as should be clear to anyone, the Trump Administration is definitely not coming to the rescue to supply funding for NYCHA."
"Today, NYCHA faces nearly $80 billion in unmet repair needs. The consequences aren't abstractthey're putting New Yorkers in harm's way right now. Residents endure pervasive mold and asbestos in walls, broken elevators that trap seniors and families on upper floors, and frequent heating outages during brutal winters. Unlike subway failures that go viral on social media, conditions inside public housing remain largely invisible to most New Yorkers."
A partial collapse of a NYCHA building in the Bronx revealed severe structural decline and immediate danger to residents. NYCHA provides over 179,000 apartments to nearly 400,000 New Yorkers but faces nearly $80 billion in unmet repair needs due to decades of neglect, underinvestment, and political dysfunction. Federal disinvestment began in the 1970s and accelerated under Reagan while state and city funding gaps remained unfilled. Residents confront pervasive mold and asbestos, broken elevators, and heating outages, making units hazardous and sometimes uninhabitable. Urgent, large-scale investment and creative solutions are required to prevent further tragedies and widespread displacement.
Read at www.amny.com
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