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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 current and former NYCHA employees, 66 of whom were arrested on Tuesday morning, according to Williams' office, are each 70 New York public housing employees took bribes from contractors, US ...
The cast-stone frieze, Green Pastures: The Walls of Jericho, created was created by Richmond Barthé through the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. Originally intended for the Harlem River Houses , an African-American public housing development, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Barthé created the site-specific work for an amphitheater.
In 2014, Olatoye was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as the chair and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). As chair and CEO she developed a 10-year turnaround plan called NextGeneration NYCHA (NextGen) and balanced the $3.1 billion operating budget for four years through help from the federal government upping its aid to the agency, hiking rents, removing ...
A veteran NYCHA caretaker wasn’t taking care of business while on the job. Steven Maestre, 32, of the Bronx, was charged with collecting nearly $6,000 in pay while hanging out at home during his ...
The Prospect Plaza Houses was a 4.53-acre (18,300 m 2) complex owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn and was bordered by St. Marks and Sterling Place, Howard and Saratoga Avenues. [1] [2] It was the first NYCHA development to be completely demolished. [3]
The New York City Housing Authority took a step Friday toward unleashing a stream of funding for repairs to some 25,000 units, opening public comment on a proposal to allow developments to vote on ...
In 2014, tenants of the Clinton Houses sued NYCHA for negligence resulting in disrepair and public health hazards. [ 9 ] Sylvia Velazquez is currently serving as the Resident Association President for Clinton Houses, and is a member of the Manhattan North District Citywide Council of Presidents. [ 10 ]