public housing
Trump admin moves to crack down on illegal migrants living in public housing: 'wasteful misappropriation' of taxpayer money
“This new agreement will leverage resources including technology and personnel to ensure American people are the only priority when it comes to public housing.”
Why are illegal migrants still allowed to live in public housing?
Across the US, there are long — extremely long — waiting lists for public housing apartments and the housing vouchers that pay for rent in privately owned apartments.
Zelensky pulls a Trumpian trick, how to save public housing and other commentary
Volodymyr Zelensky “did exactly what Trump has done on dozens of occasions” during the Oval Office blow-up last week, argues Christopher Caldwell at The Free Press.
Follow Elon Musk's USAID model to free tenants from public-housing hell
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, as per their approach to the Agency for International Development, should look to phase out public-housing “projects” — by selling off the properties...
Bronx NYCHA tenants make a PACT for a brighter future
Some things in New York City are still getting better: Three Bronx public-housing complexes and one in Harlem have agreed to move to private management, allowing for renovations, repairs and...
Tim’s ‘fundamental’ free-speech fail, the West can win and other commentary
In the veep debate, Gov. Tim Walz pulled the proverbial “fire alarm” on free speech, warns Jonathan Turley at USA Today.
Tensions at full swing after posh prep school kids move in on newly beautified public housing playground
The tug-of-war escalated last week when signs forbidding non-residents from Cassone Playground, also known as "Llama Park," shocked regular visitors but residents contend they have a right to restrict access.
Security guards may be cut from NYC senior housing -- but some pols worry having more cop patrols is a bad idea
Security guards patrolling the Big Apple’s public housing for seniors could get axed due to budget cuts -- and some politicians worry that replacing them with cops could send the...
Hochul, legislative leaders come to initial agreement on landmark housing deal
Gov. Kathy Hochul and top state lawmakers struck a housing deal Friday, clearing a major hurdle for state budget negotiations that have dragged on nearly two weeks past deadline, sources...
Residents in bribery-plagued NYCHA housing wait 65 days for minor repairs: docs
The glacial pace is up 33% from the previous year when it was 49.1 days, and a whopping 242% more than fiscal 2019 when it was 19.4.
NYCHA's disgraceful corruption ring: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 10, 2024
The Issue: Charges against 70 NYCHA employees for allegedly accepting $2 million in bribes.
NYCHA corruption means it's time to privatize
We already knew the New York City Housing Authority is the city’s biggest slumlord.
NYC recruiting coaches to bolster health of public housing tenants
Mayor Eric Adams' medical team is ramping up a program to bolster wellness "in the hood" -- by recruiting "health coaches" to work with residents inside the city's major public housing...
Mom stuck mopping bloody mess in NYCHA building after vicious slashing
Shaquana Applewhite woke up to a scene out of "The Shining" last Thursday morning with blood covering four floors, the stairwells and the lobby of the NYCHA's Bushwick Houses.
NYCHA bounces Bronx tenant president after accusing her of abusing staff
The New York City Housing Authority booted Bronx tenants council president Monique Johnson for abusing her power by treating staffers as personal helpers, The Post has learned.
Adams targets NYC sidewalk sheds — but public housing is city's worst offender with 26 MILES of scaffolding still up
No New York pedestrian would disagree with Eric Adams' characterization of the city’s ubiquitous sidewalk sheds at stalled construction sites as “ugly little green boxes.”
NYCHA's $78 billion shock leaves privatization as the only option
NYCHA's admission that its long-term-repair needs now top $78 billion makes it inarguable that the only hope to save this housing stock is privatization.
The bill to repair NYCHA projects doubles — but pols won't fix the system
New York City Housing Authority officials just revealed the $40 billion estimated in 2017 for the new roofs, pipes and boilers the aging projects need has ballooned to $78 billion.
NYCHA woes grow as repair bill soars to a whopping $78 billion, new audit finds
The New York City Housing Authority's repair bill has exploded to more than $78 billion, nearly double the $45 billion projected in 2017.
Couple squatting in NYC public housing complex hit with child abuse charges: 'House of horrors'
A Bronx couple who had allegedly been squatting in a public housing complex were hit Monday with a slew of child neglect charges in what prosecutors are calling a "house...