Three new members have been named to the NYCHA Board of Directors, where they will work to ensure residents are represented in decision making to preserve and protect public housing. Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Joseph Adams Sr., a current NYCHA resident; Paula Gavin; and Matt Gewolb to the Board. “NYCHA residents are the backbone… MORE
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Dear Colleagues, I was extremely honored and humbled when Mayor de Blasio asked me to serve as NYCHA’s interim Chair and CEO. I knew it would be a challenging assignment – and yet one of the most fulfilling in my career in public service. In the last several months, I’ve had the pleasure to meet… MORE
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NYCHA’s cyber awareness training program now includes monthly video training and fake phishing attacks from the NYC Cyber Command (NYC3). Monthly video training Beginning June 17, 2019, the NYC Cyber Command will email you a secure link every month, giving you access to your secure library of training videos. To complete your assignment and earn… MORE
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Applications are currently open for the NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship Program, which awards $1,000 scholarships to NYCHA residents enrolled as undergraduates at the City University of New York (CUNY) to support their studies. The deadline to apply is June 23, 2019. The program includes the following scholarships: NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship – for NYCHA residents who are… MORE
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NYCHA is hiring for multiple, newly established professional positions in its Healthy Homes Unit – an opportunity for those already permanent in a civil service title or for provisional appointment to the following civil service titles and program areas. All the positions feature a competitive salary and full benefits package, and do not require NYC… MORE
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At the Employee Engagement Committee’s (EEC) April meeting, the first topic we covered was the Alternative Work Schedule (AWS). Our fearless leader, Director of Employee Engagement Yvette Andino, went over a few facets of AWS. AWS enables us to bring services to residents during expanded hours and days at the developments. Residents who are working… MORE
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Batei Tsibur, NYCHA’s organization of Jewish employees, held its annual Jewish Heritage Celebration on May 22 at the 90 Church Street Ceremonial Room. Guest speaker Joel Leyden, Director of the organization “Jews Against Hate” (at the podium in the photo above), presented on the topic of “Anti-Semitism: Security Realities.” It was a compelling and timely… MORE
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Career experts agree that in addition to experience and education, a major factor in achieving your goals is the power of your professional network. Networking can help an individual improve skills, gain industry resources, and make connections to employers. It’s never too early to learn how to network: NYCHA recently hosted a speed networking event… MORE
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NYCHA’s Office of Impartial Hearings (OIH) is moving to 803 Atlantic Avenue on June 14, 2019. The office will be open at this location on June 24, 2019. Scheduled hearings will begin at this location on July 8, 2019. The OIH is moving as part of the Authority’s cost-savings initiative to consolidate central office locations.… MORE
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Twenty-seven NYCHA residents took their first steps toward careers in construction: They successfully graduated from the NYCHA Resident Training Academy (NRTA) Construction track. The NRTA, managed by NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES), provides residents with training opportunities and job placement assistance for careers in the construction, janitorial services, and maintenance fields. REES partners… MORE
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On May 2, NYCHA’s M/WBE & S3BC Procurement Fair at the Johnson Community Center at Manhattan’s Johnson Houses drew over 260 M/WBE and S3BC vendors looking to learn about the numerous contracting opportunities available at NYCHA and other organizations – one of the biggest turnouts ever for the annual event. M/WBEs are “minority- and women-owned… MORE
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The community voted, and Ravenswood Houses won. The development now has a new basketball court thanks to Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Participatory Budgeting, and the youth of the development. The basketball court was funded through Council Member Van Bramer’s participatory budgeting process, in which a district’s members vote on community improvement projects to be… MORE
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For nearly four months this past year, Ajene Eustace, Director of the Capital Projects Division’s (CPD) Construction Safety & Quality Department, spent one day a week discussing and learning with his colleagues across City government about how to lead organizational change at their agencies as part of the NYC Leadership Institute. Mr. Eustace joins other… MORE
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This past winter season, NYCHA’s Situation Room was activated on 10 separate occasions for extreme cold and snowstorms. NYCHANow spoke with Rudy Murillo, NYCHA’s Director of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), to learn more about how the Situation Room operates in its mission to help safeguard the Authority’s residents, staff, and property during emergency… MORE
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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 May!
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Through this NYCHANow feature, employees write about their careers at the Authority. If you’d like to share your story, please send an email to nychanow@nycha.nyc.gov. On February 22, 2011, I started my career as a fulltime employee of NYCHA as a Caretaker J at Williamsburg Houses, after coming through NYCHA’s Resident Training Academy. During my first… MORE
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We’re periodically featuring the hardworking men and women who provide excellent service to residents, including through the NYCHA Cares and weekend maintenance work order blitz initiatives. Learn more about how we’re improving residents’ homes and becoming a better landlord through their perspective. Our first profile is of Taiesha Andino, a Caretaker P who’s been with… MORE
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