Public Housing Residents Demand $5 Billion in State Funding
NYCHA tenants joined residents from housing authorities across the state at the Capitol building last week to press for $4.5 billion for repairs over the next five years, to fix and maintain developments plagued by conditions like mold, leaks and asbestos. Tenants are seeking another $500 million this year to help clear rent arrears that have piled up since the pandemic.
Opinion: Beware the Trojan Horse of Alternative Housing Proposals
“It is always worth exploring developments on other sites. However, they should be additional sites for housing, not alternatives, and support for additional developments should not be contingent on the outcomes of other projects.”
