Project aims to plant new trees around NYCHA buildings
There's a new initiative to plant trees around New York City public housing.
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There's a new initiative to plant trees around New York City public housing.
Some Queens tenants are struggling to get into their apartments after the rollout of new technology. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan reports.
Tenants at NYCHA's Borinquen Plaza Houses in Brooklyn say they're plagued by constant elevator outages and malfunctions.
Tenants at a NYCHA building in Brooklyn say they're plagued by constant elevator outages and malfunctions, sometimes even getting trapped inside. Over the past two years, CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger has covered problems at this building and is once again demanding answers for tenants.
Several Bronx residents are claiming they haven't been able to take a hot bath or shower for months, due to extremely low water pressure or no water at all.
Several Bronx residents are claiming they haven't been able to take a hot bath or shower since last summer due to extremely low water pressure or no water at all. Tenants at the Patterson Houses invited CBS News New York's Erica Lunsford inside their homes as they want answers from NYCHA and access to hot water again.
NYCHA repairs now take about 415 days on average, according to new data, but some residents are taking advantage of a little-known resource to get a faster fix.
The time it takes for NYCHA to fix an issue in an apartment is getting worse, according to new data analyzed by CBS News New York. But investigative reporter Tim McNicholas shows us how some are taking advantage of a little-known solution.
The bodies of a woman and a child were found in a NYCHA building in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
A New York City police detective was shot Tuesday morning on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
The shooting happened inside an apartment at a NYCHA complex known as the Vladeck Houses. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest on the detective's condition.
Residents at one NYCHA building in Queens say they've been told elevator repairs won't happen until this summer, which would force some to walk up six flights of stairs for months. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan has been covering maintenance issues at the complex and tried to get answers for them.
The Trump administration ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans Tuesday. While the move was blocked by a federal judge, one of the many areas potentially impacted by the loss, if it's enacted, is the New York City Housing Authority.
The Trump administration ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans Tuesday, but a federal judge has temporarily blocked it. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports on how the freeze would have impacted the Tri-State Area.
An elderly Bronx woman who weathered unbearable conditions in her NYCHA unit just got the keys to a brand new apartment. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
A new state-of-the-art trash system in NYCHA's Polo Grounds Towers in Harlem promises to tackle energy, rodent and recycling issues.
A new state-of-the-art trash system in a NYCHA building in Harlem promises to tackle everything from rats to energy, even recycling. This is the first public housing building in the country to use this tech. CBS News New York's Jessi Mitchell takes us to the Polo Grounds Towers.
CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger explains why the organization focuses its work predominantly in and around NYCHA developments.
Two NYC employees pleaded not guilty in an alleged attack on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa.
A Brooklyn childhood education center that has been operating for decades is fighting to reopen after waiting months for NYCHA to address mold issues. Now, the city is promising to make things right after CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger started reaching out to get answers.
Clarence Samuel" is one of 70 current and former NYCHA employees who were charged back in February. It was the largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the Justice Department. CBS News New York's Cindy Hsu reports.
Neighbors say they saw a man wandering near a NYCHA complex, demanding drugs at gunpoint, before he was shot and killed by police early Sunday morning. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Rodent complaints in New York City remain stubbornly high, despite several mitigation initiatives.
The tenants said their complains about peeling paint, bulging ceilings and mold are being ignored. They reached out to CBS News New York's Elle McLogan to get answers.
A group of middle school students at a NYCHA development spent their summer designing a new youth space in their community center.
