NYCHA Will Ease Stance On Released Cons With New Program

More than 400,000 people live in New York City public housing. Now, some of them might be recently released prisoners.

• Nov 16, 2013

Spitzer Lays Out Plan To Improve NYCHA, Blasts Mayor's Fingerprinting Idea

New York City comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday unveiled the first policy proposals of his comeback campaign.

• Aug 21, 2013

Bloomberg's Public Housing Fingerprinting Idea Stuns, Infuriates Residents

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest crime-fighting idea had a lot of people riled up on Friday. The mayor wants to fingerprint more than 600,000 people who live in public housing. He said it's to make the projects safer.

• Aug 16, 2013

Democratic Mayoral Candidates Reflect On Overnight In Housing Complex

Residents at the Lincoln Houses complex in East Harlem rolled out the welcome mat so the candidates can see what life is really like for the 3,100 residents.

• Jul 21, 2013

NYCHA Development Residents Furious Over 400 Percent Parking Rate Hike

Residents of New York City Housing Authority developments were furious this week, after their parking fees jumped in a big way.

• May 8, 2013

Appeals Court Rules NYCHA Can Evict Tenants Who Violate Income Requirement

The ruling from the New York State Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling that the drastic penalty was likely to leave a woman and her three young children homeless.

• Feb 14, 2013

Bloomberg Vows To Reduce Backlog Of Public Housing Repair Requests

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said NYCHA's goal is to virtually eliminate the current backlog of 420,000 open repair work orders and permanently reduce the average wait time for repairs in the future.

• Jan 31, 2013

Elderly Man's Legs Trapped In Elevator In Housing Authority Building

The man suffered a fractured leg in the incident and was taken to Harlem Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

• Dec 31, 2012

Public Housing Residents Claim NYCHA Just Paints Over Mold Problems

Many have been complaining about mold in their city apartments for years, but charge the New York City Housing Authority never really confronts the problem.

• Dec 18, 2012

OSHA Investigating Lack Of Protective Gear For Some Sandy Clean-Up Workers

As the clean-up effort continues in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, some concerns have surfaced over a lack of proper tools and protective gear for workers.

• Dec 3, 2012

Residents, Public Advocate Blast NYCHA For 'Unacceptable' Rent Credit Plan

That credit will not appear until the January 2013 rent bills go out, the city announced.

• Nov 13, 2012

Brooklyn's Largest Housing Project Remains Without Heat, Power

A crew was out front Monday working to get a temporary boiler up and running to finally get the residents heat.

• Nov 12, 2012

NYC Public Housing Tenants Impacted By Sandy To Get Break In Rent

Tenants in public housing in New York City who were affected by Superstorm Sandy will get some help with their rent.

• Nov 11, 2012

Bronx Public Housing Residents Complain Of Rat Infestation

Residents said the Claremont Consolidated Houses on Findlay Ave. have been inundated with rats over the past few months. One woman said the pests come into the hallways and apartments any way they can.

• Aug 16, 2012

Elderly Brooklyn Woman Makes Plea For Bed Bug Cleanup

84-year-old Emma Graham, a resident of the Roosevelt Houses, said she's been forced to sleep in a chair to avoid getting bit by the creepy crawly menace in her bed.

• Aug 27, 2010