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Public Housing

  1. maintenance
    What the Massive NYCHA Corruption Sting Really RevealsThe drip-drip process of small-scale repairs, instead of full-scale renovations, is the underlying problem.
    By Clio Chang
  2. the city politic
    A Make-or-Break Moment for Public Housing in New York CityA promising $1.5 billion plan to demolish and rebuild two projects in the heart of Chelsea is an important test for local leaders.
    By Errol Louis
  3. politics
    NYC Tenants in RNC Video Say They Were Tricked“I am not a Trump supporter,” insisted one of the three tenants who claim they were misled about the purpose of their interviews.
    By Chas Danner
  4. nycha
    We Have No Idea How Many Public Housing Tenants — or Workers — Have Coronavirus“Staff is out there with nothing to help them fight against this virus.”
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  5. cityscape
    Does the Future of Public Housing Lie in These Cozy London Projects?Peter Barber’s cozy brickwork obliterates the usual concrete severity.
    By Justin Davidson
  6. Ben Carson Wants to Triple Poor People’s RentThe best you can say about the administration’s new public-housing initiative is that no one really expects it to be enacted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. infrastructure
    Bill de Blasio, New York’s Putterer-in-ChiefA mayor who contents himself with piling up small achievements instead of making sweeping change.
    By Justin Davidson
  8. This New York City Housing Project Works. What’s Different About Ocean Bay?This complex in the Rockaways was rebuilt and is clean, well-maintained, and safe.
    By Justin Davidson
  9. Trump’s Housing Cuts Spare the One Program He Profits FromThe president’s budget demands draconian cuts to public housing — but maintains a subsidy to landlords that nets him millions each year.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. Could the Grenfell Tower Disaster Happen in New York?Don’t be complacent: High-rise building failures are never accidents, and contempt for the poor is global.
    By Justin Davidson
  11. Trump Mulls Cutting Billions From Public Housing to Fund Larger MilitaryThe proposed budget would slash all funding for community development and drastically reduce rental assistance to the poor.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. Turns Out Ben Carson Never Lived in Public HousingSupporters had cited that as a reason he would be a good HUD Secretary.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. Smoking Will Be Banned in Public Housing Across the U.S.The rules are supposed to go in effect in early 2017, though housing agencies will have time to adjust.
    By Jen Kirby
  14. Feds Plan to Ban Smoking in Public Housing ComplexesUncle Sam may soon stamp out every cigarette in American public housing.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. hurricane sandy
    Public Housing ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Hurricane SandyThe city’s efforts to help residents struggled greatly, according to a new investigation.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. hurricane sandy
    Power Finally Comes Back to Public Housing After Politicians Kept in the DarkNYCHA has some ‘splaining to do.
    By Adam Martin
  17. hurricane sandy
    Officials Try to Solve Post-Sandy Housing CrisisWith a plan to place displaced families in vacant apartments.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. real estate
    Sure, We Can Come Out and Fix That Leak. How’s 2013?The city’s public housing authority makes a strong bid for New York’s worst landlord.
    By Nitasha Tiku