Month: February 2019

On February 5, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Kathryn Garcia as Interim Chair of NYCHA, succeeding Stanley Brezenoff, who will depart later this month. Under Interim Chair Brezenoff’s leadership, the Authority launched a comprehensive plan to deliver $24 billion in vital repairs for 175,000 residents, achieved a historic contract agreement with Teamsters Local 237 that provides… MORE

Interim Chair and CEO Kathryn Garcia discussed how the Authority is moving forward with Errol Louis, the host of NY1’s “Inside City Hall,” on February 19. Watch the program here.

During the month of January, NYCHA closed nearly 2,345 maintenance work orders at developments across the city as part of its Saturday work order blitz initiative, a program launched in December 2018 to tackle the work order repair backlog. NYCHA developments have limited staffing during weekends; however, developments included in the Saturday blitz receive regular… MORE

On February 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced that Eastchester Gardens Community Center will receive nearly $4 million from the City to renovate and upgrade the center, which serves over 2,000 NYCHA residents. Construction will begin in 2021. “Community centers are the heart of our neighborhoods and… MORE

As part of “City Hall in Your Borough: The Bronx,” representatives from a range of City agencies, including NYCHA, provided information and answered questions for Bronx residents at a January 29 Resource Fair at the Latino Pastoral Action Center. In the photo above, Mayor Bill de Blasio and General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo met with a… MORE

On Friday, July 21, 1978, I walked into a small office located in the corner of the 10th floor of 250 Broadway, Room 1015-B, which housed the new Energy Control and Conservation Division, formed in response to the nationwide energy crisis occurring at the time. It was there that I met my friend and colleague, Mitch… MORE

On January 30, NYCHA activated its Situation Room in Long Island City in anticipation of dangerously low temperatures affecting New Yorkers starting Wednesday through Friday. The Authority’s heating response teams and developments will also be fully staffed to ensure any issues with heat or hot water are addressed quickly and efficiently, continuing NYCHA’s ongoing strategy… MORE

Each month, NYCHANow recognizes the staff who’ve achieved more than five years of service, in multiples of five. Congratulations to the employees who reached these milestones in January!

Thousands of NYCHA residents and other low-income families will be able to get the tax refunds they deserve thanks to a partnership between NYCHA, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), and the Food Bank For New York City to provide free tax preparation services across the five boroughs. With over 20 NYCHA locations across… MORE