The Point: NYCHA tenant on biggest problems with public housing
Daniel Barber, president of the Jackson Houses Resident Association, says elected officials have been neglecting public housing for decades.
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Daniel Barber, president of the Jackson Houses Resident Association, says elected officials have been neglecting public housing for decades.
Lisa Bova-Hiatt, the interim CEO of NYCHA, faces a new and possibly unanticipated problem as plummeting rent payments make it more difficult to fix the problems in public housing.
Vice Chair Victor Gonzalez will preside over board meetings until a new chair is selected.
Vice Chair Victor Gonzalez will preside over board meetings until a new chair is selected.
Officials say some NYCHA elevators were installed more than 30 years ago.
New elevators are in store for thousands of residents at New York City public housing buildings.
It's a tradition for 41 years: East New York resident Elizabeth Figueroa stuns neighbors with the elaborate display.
For more than 40 years, a Brooklyn woman has brightened her East New York hallway for the holidays in an effort to create a safe and merry space for the community, CBS2's Hannah Kliger reports.
The problems at the Baruch Houses have left many questioning the agency's commitment to residents.
Dozens of people who live at a Lower East Side NYCHA complex are fuming over a broken boiler. They say it is creating all kinds of issues from lack of heat to mold. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The City Council is considering a similar bill that would prevent landlords of all buildings from doing checks.
A bill on Gov. Kathy Hochul's desk will ban criminal background checks for any person trying to get into NYCHA housing. As CBS2's Jessica Moore reports, the city could expand that to all buildings.
NYCHA developments have faced numerous issues over the years, including no heat or hot water.
The New York City Council will hold a hearing today on the agency's winter preparedness.
Tenants will be allowed to vote whether to opt into the trust or remain in the traditional program.
CBS2 spoke with a tenant who confirmed the repairs.
There's an update on a NYCHA nightmare for tenants who say they had been living without heat for nearly a year.
Some tenants of the Astoria Houses say they haven't had heat since last December, and they're tired of complaining.
Colder temperatures mean tenants in a Queens housing complex are worried about another winter with no heat. They tell CBS2's Alecia Reid they can't get a solid answer from anyone, and they've been living like this for almost a year.
Twelve people were listed in serious condition.
The blaze is still under investigation. CBS2's Ali Bauman has the latest on the conditions of the victims.
CBS2's Kevin Rincon heard from tenants who say they've been living without necessities like heat and hot water.
Lawmakers and public housing tenants gathered on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, demanding NYCHA do more to improve living conditions throughout the city. CBS2's Kevin Rincon heard from tenants who say they've been living without basic necessities like heat and hot water.
People at the Astoria Houses told us about a lack of heat in their homes.
Linda Edwards, who told CBS2's Kevin Rincon about the outage, contacted us Monday to say the heat was fixed shortly after our report aired Sunday night.
