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Elliott-Chelsea Houses, a NYCHA complex

Chelsea

NYCHA set to tear down, rebuild Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses in historic Manhattan public housing deal

Posted on June 21, 2023

NYCHA’s Butler Houses in the Bronx

Bronx

Woman killed in Bronx apartment fire

Posted on June 11, 2023

NYCHA grant houses

Brooklyn

Broken locks may potentially hold NYCHA liable for negligence in murder cases, Court of Appeals rules

Posted on June 8, 2023

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Politics

FIRST ON amNY | Over 100,000 NYCHA households have signed up for city’s free broadband and cable program

Posted on June 5, 2023

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Health Department let NYCHA cover up lead paint hazards even after child was hospitalized: lawsuit

Posted on June 4, 2023

Mayor Adams delivers remarks at the Filipino flag raising ceremony at Bowling Green. Credit: Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photo Office

Politics

FIRST ON amNY | Maria Torres-Springer appointed deputy mayor of housing, economic development, workforce

Posted on May 30, 2023

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Adams taps 6 members of new public housing ‘Preservation Trust’ board

Posted on May 5, 2023

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Astoria Post

Affordable housing complex for low-income families and the formerly homeless opens in Astoria

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Upper West Side

Woman fires gun off rooftop at NYCHA complex on Upper West Side: NYPD

Posted on April 24, 2023

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Bronx Times

Mayor expands free broadband internet plan for NYCHA residents in the Bronx, citywide

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Mayor unveils plan to combat e-bike battery fires, signs bill banning unlicensed batteries

Posted on March 20, 2023

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

Bronx

‘People over everything’: Speaker Adams seeks rezoning, guaranteed income funding in her State of the City address

Posted on March 8, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Haber Houses tenants protest potential privatization, citing fears of displacement

Cooking without gas: NYCHA building in Manhattan hit with yet another gas outage, and nobody knows when it’ll be fixed

Posted on January 27, 2023

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Bronx

Man fatally shot inside Bronx NYCHA complex: NYPD

Posted on January 25, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Utility outages at NYCHA complexes increased last year, leaving thousands without heat, hot water

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Brooklyn Paper

Nearly a dozen of Brooklyn’s community gardens were renovated and expanded this year: Parks

PACT Renaissance Collaborative works to upgrade Manhattan’s NYCHA developments for residents and the community

Posted on December 19, 2022

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News

NYC Comptroller’s NYCHA committee gets to work after first resident survey

Posted on December 12, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Bergen Street rezoning will bring 225 affordable apartments, new grocery store to Boerum Hill

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Brooklyn

19 injured in trash chute fire at Brooklyn NYCHA complex

Posted on November 27, 2022

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Health

Councilmember Rivera demands NYCHA follow simple guidance to streamline repairs process

Posted on November 22, 2022

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NYCHA residents stunned by secret water retesting after years of inspections by firm that retracted arsenic results

Posted on November 2, 2022

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Bronx Times

Groups petition HUD for mass improvements to public housing amid poor health outcomes for tenants

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Harlem

Harlem shooting at public housing complex leaves man dead

Posted on October 22, 2022

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QNS

Western Queens councilwoman pleased her redrawn district will include NYCHA developments

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QNS

‘Stop lying to us’: Elected officials call on NYCHA to fix Woodside Houses heating plant

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QNS

‘Give us gas and stop playing games’: Queens lawmakers join Flushing Bland Houses residents in calling on NYCHA to restore gas service

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Malfunctioning water tank now under scrutiny as root of NYCHA arsenic crisis

Posted on September 28, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Adams wants to get every NYCHA resident online with free internet and cable

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PoliticsNY

National search is on for NYCHA’s next CEO after Russ stepped down, Adams says

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PoliticsNY

Adams ousts Greg Russ as NYCHA boss following Jacob Riis arsenic scare

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Health

City teams up with NYCHA and NYC Parks to build open community spaces

Posted on September 14, 2022

Jacob Riis Houses water safe to drink as arsenic scare ends

Lower East Side

City pronounces Jacob Riis Houses water safe to drink as mayor, health commissioner drink to end of arsenic scare

Posted on September 10, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Massive mixup: Adams administration says no arsenic found in Lower East Side water, testing lab botched results

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, Sept. 9, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, Sept. 8, 2022

Jumaane Williams speaks out about arsenic contamination on Lower East Side

Lower East Side

Arsenic contamination on Lower East Side: Latest water test results at Riis Houses negative for toxin

Posted on September 7, 2022

Arsenic contamination on Lower East Side

Lower East Side

Arsenic contamination on Lower East Side: NYC expects water test results soon for Jacob Riis Houses

Posted on September 5, 2022

Arsenic found in water at NYCHA complex

Lower East Side

Federal monitor investigating how arsenic got into NYCHA’s water

Posted on September 4, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Williams unveils report highlighting issues with NYCHA, ideas for fixing the public housing authority

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, Aug. 22, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, Aug. 16, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, Aug. 15, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NYCHA to get advanced HVAC system to reduce greenhouse gas

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Brooklyn

Two sought for brutally attacking man in Brooklyn housing development

Posted on July 22, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Two tweens stabbed at Brooklyn basketball court named for police brutality victim

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Why not us?’: Some Marcy House residents optimistic about Jay-Z’s Bitcoin Academy

More from around NYC

Sonrisa rum tasting draws Fat Joe fans to Throggs Neck

iFly representatives and members of the LIC business community host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company's new LIC facility. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

iFly Indoor Skydiving hosts ribbon-cutting celebration ahead of LIC grand opening

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‘It’s not a realistic thing’: Lengthy Red Hook Pool closure leaves residents frustrated

Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline