NYCHA Plan to Put Units Under Private Management is More Than Halfway Done—But Skepticism Persists
More than 36,000 NYCHA apartments have either undergone conversion or are in the process of being converted to the RAD-PACT program, which officials say has helped drive billions in needed repairs. But tenants—some of whom will get a chance to vote this year on whether they want their developments to join the initiative—remain distrustful of the change.
“It’s like opening up a Pandora’s box,” said one life-long resident of the Jacob Riis Houses. “Just do the repairs and leave public housing as public housing.”
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