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Citizens Housing and Planning Council was founded in 1937 by a coalition of intellectuals and activists who worked closely with Senator Robert F. Wagner in crafting the Housing Act of 1937 and its advocacy helped to encourage NYC to maintain economically integrated public housing, well located in neighborhoods with access to services and transportation.
The State Housing Law of 1926 created the State Board of Housing. [5] [6] The law was reenacted in 1927 to create the Bureau of Housing. [7] Article XVIII on housing was added to the New York Constitution effective 1 January 1939. [8] The Division of Housing was continued in 1939 with the enactment of the Public Housing Law.
NYCHA is a public-benefit corporation, controlled by the Mayor of New York City, and organized under the State's Public Housing Law. [6] [11] The NYCHA ("NYCHA Board") consists of seven members, of which the chairman is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Mayor of New York City, while the others are appointed for three-year terms by the mayor. [12]
The housing movement in New York City was noted in this era for the prevalence of women in leadership, including at the Met Council; [6] in addition to Jane Benedict, other founders included Esther T. Rand [7] and Frances Goldin, [1] and other women in leadership roles early in the organization's existence included Mrs. Juan Sanchez [8] and Marie Runyon. [1]
In October 2021, The New York Times began testing "New York Times Audio", an application featuring podcasts from the Times, audio versions of articles—including from other publications through Audm, and archives from This American Life. [33] The application debuted in May 2023 exclusively on iOS for Times subscribers.
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States. One of the Mid-Atlantic states, it borders the Atlantic Ocean , New England , Canada , and the Great Lakes . With approximately 20 million residents, it is the fourth-most populous state in the United States , and the 27th-largest state by area , with a total ...
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Artist Richmond Barthé's had a public commission from the New York City's Federal Art Project for an 80-foot bas-relief in cast stone, (1939), created for the embellishment of the Harlem River Houses complex, [15] but upon completion, his work was installed at the Kingsborough Houses in Brooklyn.