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NYCHA's Outgoing Watchdog, Bart Schwartz, on the Difficult Work Ahead

Bart M. Schwartz oversaw improvements in NYCHA, battling longstanding issues like lead inspections and mismanagement.

NYCHA made progress in reducing heat complaints, mold cases, and increasing lead abatement under Bart M. Schwartz's oversight. [ more ]

New York Post

'Heroes' to zeroes: The $2M NYCHA bribery scandal hall of shame

70 current and former NYCHA employees were charged in a bribery scheme that involved pocketing $2 million in bribes over 10 years.

Some of the charged workers boasted about lavish vacations and had previous disciplinary issues. [ more ]

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Brave Teen Saves Boy Injured in Ocean Hill Shooting

An 18-year-old woman assisted an 11-year-old boy who was shot inside a NYCHA building in Brooklyn.

The incident involved the boy, his sister, and other teenagers playing with a gun in a stairwell. [ more ]

BKReader

1 month ago

Teen Shot Multiple Times in Brownsville, Cops Search For Assailant

Police are searching for a gunman who shot an 18-year-old multiple times in the face and neck inside a Brooklyn NYCHA building.

Detectives and officers rushed to the scene at the Marcus Garvey Houses in Brownsville after the shooting incident. [ more ]

Brooklyn Paper

2 months ago

Brownsville man who killed neighbor jailed for 17 years * Brooklyn Paper

Gregory Spears sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatally shooting his neighbor.

Spears knocked on the victim's door wearing a Halloween mask before shooting him. [ more ]

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Brooklyn Apartment Fire Leaves 1 Killed, Three Injured

One person killed and three others, including a 2-year-old, in critical condition after a fire in Brooklyn.

The fire broke out in a first-floor apartment of a NYCHA building on Bond Street in Gowanus. [ more ]

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Health

Two Test Positive For Legionnaires' Disease at NYCHA Complex

The New York City Department of Health is testing the water systems in a NYCHA complex in Brooklyn after two cases of Legionnaires' disease were found.

Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria and can cause fever, chills, muscle aches, and cough.

People who are vulnerable to Legionnaires' disease include those who are 50 years or older, smokers, people with chronic lung disease, and immunocompromised people. [ more ]

Brooklyn, NY Patch

4 months ago

Man Fatally Shot Inside Brooklyn NYCHA Property: NYPD

A man was fatally shot in the lobby of a NYCHA development in Brooklyn.

The incident occurred in the same building where another shooting took place in 2022. [ more ]

New York Post

NYCHA staffer once caught naked on video call dodges questions about historic bribery case before jumping into Mercedes

Disgraced NYCHA staffer Alex Tolozano attempted to avoid questions by reporters by getting into a luxury car outside his home.

Tolozano retired just two weeks before being charged in a historic 'pay-to-play' corruption case. [ more ]

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Scores of N.Y.C. Public Housing Workers Charged in Record Corruption Case

Over 60 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority have been charged with bribery and extortion.

Defendants allegedly accepted cash payments from contractors in exchange for awarding NYCHA contracts.

The charges represent a single-day record for the Department of Justice. [ more ]

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Bronx Times

1 day ago

NYC politics

Tenants file lawsuit against NYCHA, Disability Assistance office alleging rental discrimination during pandemic - Bronx Times

Discriminatory rental practices lawsuit against NYCHA and OTDA during COVID-19 pandemic. [ more ]

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5 months ago

NYC politics

NYCHA residents to start receiving $95 million in emergency rental assistance

$95 million in state money will be given to NYCHA residents in need of rental assistance.

The funds are part of a larger investment in public housing and Section 8.

NYCHA residents were previously excluded from emergency rental assistance. [ more ]

City Limits

1 month ago

Public health

Residentes de viviendas publicas exigen $5.000 millones de dolares de financiacion estatal

La financiación permitiría reparar 40.000 apartamentos y ayudar a cubrir los impagos de alquiler acumulados durante la pandemia de COVID-19.

Los arrendatarios piden $500 millones para alquileres atrasados, mientras que los defensores exigen $4.500 millones para reparaciones de viviendas públicas en Nueva York. [ more ]

New York Post

Woman brutally stabbed 14 times by career criminal sues housing authority for unlocked entrance in NYC complex

A woman who was brutally attacked in a NYCHA complex has filed a negligence suit against the agency for failing to secure the building entrance.

The lawsuit claims that the entrance door to the building where the attack took place was still unlocked during a recent visit. [ more ]

Time Out New York

Upper West Side

These adorable UWS horses have officially returned to the neighborhood

The Nivola Horses, iconic sculptures in New York City, have been restored and returned to their original location.

The restoration process took several years and involved reaching out to experts and traveling to Europe for proper restoration measures. [ more ]

BKReader

4 months ago