Coronavirus Death Toll By ZIP Code Illustrates Deepening Racial Divide Across New York City
New data from the Department of Health shows a deepening divide as black and Latino communities are dying at twice the rate of their white counterparts.
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New data from the Department of Health shows a deepening divide as black and Latino communities are dying at twice the rate of their white counterparts.
The mayor said New York City is not yet ready to roll out the plan, because there isn't enough COVID-19 testing capacity.
In New York City, residents will receive fliers and a knock at their door from a nurse or EMT.
"I could almost guarantee I contracted this coronavirus from my job," said one NYCHA employee who tested positive for COVID-19.
City Council member Ritchie Torres says NYCHA has a history of not effectively addressing mold problems.
Thousands of New York City Housing Authority residents said Tuesday the city is failing them because they went without clean water to drink or to use for bathing for three days.
A water main break shut down service to 10 buildings Sunday at the Taft Houses.
At a rally on the steps of City Hall, the advocates demanded that the governor earmark $3 billion for public housing projects in the state, including $2 billion of it for NYCHA.
These centers run programs for children under the age of 6.
They say NYCHA has failed to provide basic services, including heat and hot water.
Police say the suspect is still on the run. He's believed to have escaped in a beige Chevy Tahoe.
A Brooklyn mother is fed up with a foul stench that's lingering in her apartment. She said she has made numerous complaints to New York City Housing Authority, but not enough has been done.
Just moments before CBS2 aired Rivera's story at 6 p.m. on Friday, NYCHA responded, saying the agency sent contractors to repair radiator knobs and a steam leak in the living room.
The woman paid $90 a night to stay at Chelsea's Fulton Houses.
NYCHA's website says it has at least 17 more outages planned over the next week or two to deal with heat and water issues.
The lack of running water and frigid air was a frustration felt by nearly 5,000 throughout the 14 buildings in this New York City Housing Authority complex.
The victim was trapped for two hours. Crews had to break down a wall to save them.
"Obviously she'd be a priority," Mayor de Blasio claimed. Margie Beltran says she's not felt prioritized. NYCHA then denied her request to be reimbursed for property damage.
The disparity between the rich and the poor in New York City has barely budged, according to a new report by the Manhattan Institute.
Citi Bike is offering a free month of membership to New Yorkers who live in public housing or receive food stamps.
He readily told CBS2 he came in at 7 a.m. and planned to do it every day.
The suspects had on blue NYCHA uniforms when they knocked on the victims' door Wednesday near the FDR Drive.
His name is Bart Schwartz. He's the man on the hot seat, the new monitor hired to overhaul the city's troubled public housing system.
The report says the city has not kept promises to fix a vast array of problems, from getting rid of rats and mold to lead paint abatement.
CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer spoke with CBSN New York's urban affairs expert, Mark Peters, about a damning report on the state of NYCHA.
