public housing
Tensions at full swing after posh prep school kids move in on newly beautified public housing playground
The tug-of-war escalated last week when signs forbidding non-residents from Cassone Playground, also known as "Llama Park," shocked regular visitors but residents contend they have a right to restrict access.
Security guards may be cut from NYC senior housing -- but some pols worry having more cop patrols is a bad idea
Security guards patrolling the Big Apple’s public housing for seniors could get axed due to budget cuts -- and some politicians worry that replacing them with cops could send the...
Hochul, legislative leaders come to initial agreement on landmark housing deal
Gov. Kathy Hochul and top state lawmakers struck a housing deal Friday, clearing a major hurdle for state budget negotiations that have dragged on nearly two weeks past deadline, sources...
Residents in bribery-plagued NYCHA housing wait 65 days for minor repairs: docs
The glacial pace is up 33% from the previous year when it was 49.1 days, and a whopping 242% more than fiscal 2019 when it was 19.4.
NYCHA's disgraceful corruption ring: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 10, 2024
The Issue: Charges against 70 NYCHA employees for allegedly accepting $2 million in bribes.
NYCHA corruption means it's time to privatize
We already knew the New York City Housing Authority is the city’s biggest slumlord.
NYC recruiting coaches to bolster health of public housing tenants
Mayor Eric Adams' medical team is ramping up a program to bolster wellness "in the hood" -- by recruiting "health coaches" to work with residents inside the city's major public housing...
Mom stuck mopping bloody mess in NYCHA building after vicious slashing
Shaquana Applewhite woke up to a scene out of "The Shining" last Thursday morning with blood covering four floors, the stairwells and the lobby of the NYCHA's Bushwick Houses.
NYCHA bounces Bronx tenant president after accusing her of abusing staff
The New York City Housing Authority booted Bronx tenants council president Monique Johnson for abusing her power by treating staffers as personal helpers, The Post has learned.
Adams targets NYC sidewalk sheds — but public housing is city's worst offender with 26 MILES of scaffolding still up
No New York pedestrian would disagree with Eric Adams' characterization of the city’s ubiquitous sidewalk sheds at stalled construction sites as “ugly little green boxes.”
NYCHA's $78 billion shock leaves privatization as the only option
NYCHA's admission that its long-term-repair needs now top $78 billion makes it inarguable that the only hope to save this housing stock is privatization.
The bill to repair NYCHA projects doubles — but pols won't fix the system
New York City Housing Authority officials just revealed the $40 billion estimated in 2017 for the new roofs, pipes and boilers the aging projects need has ballooned to $78 billion.
NYCHA woes grow as repair bill soars to a whopping $78 billion, new audit finds
The New York City Housing Authority's repair bill has exploded to more than $78 billion, nearly double the $45 billion projected in 2017.
Couple squatting in NYC public housing complex hit with child abuse charges: 'House of horrors'
A Bronx couple who had allegedly been squatting in a public housing complex were hit Monday with a slew of child neglect charges in what prosecutors are calling a "house...
City can no longer afford life-long subsidies for lucky NYCHA tenants
NYCHA has boldly —decided to tear the crumbling Fulton and Elliot-Chelsea Houses down, as it announced Wednesday.
NYC plans to demolish two NYCHA buildings, build new apartments for public housing residents
NYCHA will announce on Wednesday a $1.5 billion plan to demolish and redevelop two massive and crumbling public housing complexes in Manhattan, City Hall confirmed.
Adams will use cops to boot vagrants from NYCHA halls: 'Whole building is dangerous'
“When the mayor came, there was a man here sitting right out front of my door with a knife in his hand," Greer Smith, 72, told The Post. “It makes...
NY needs to move fast to save its cash-strapped public housing
New York City public housing is now falling apart faster than the Housing Authority can fix it.
NYCHA rent collection crashes to record low
The public housing agency reportedly collected just 65% of the rent it charged during the 12 months leading up to December — the lowest in NYCHA's history.
New NYPD Housing chief describes 'chaotic scene' on first day, reveals top priorities
New NYPD Housing Chief Martine Materasso immediately had to tackle a crisis when she stepped into the role last month after a crazed gunman went on a shooting spree in...