On July 17, the WorkWell NYC Program produced a special “Julydration” meetup event on the 6th floor of NYCHA’s 90 Church Street offices coordinated and hosted by NYCHA WorkWell NYC Ambassadors Chanda Coble, Sharon Dhanraj, Paula Flynn, and Beverly Weathers. The “Julydration” Summer 2024 gathering was a two-hour midday opportunity for 90 Church Street staff… MORE
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During the past quarter, the Compliance Department created or updated three Standard Procedures and posted four new Advisory Alerts. The Compliance Department has also recently published three memos detailing our findings after reviewing work orders taking place before, during, and immediately after NSPIRE inspections.
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Dear Colleagues, We are living in a fast-paced world filled with frequent surprises and challenges. Yet, NYCHA staff always rise to the occasion, whether it’s by overcoming the storm of the century or a global pandemic. Today’s trial was an IT outage that affected vital infrastructure across the world, including many of NYCHA’s critical systems.… MORE
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Robert Burgos is currently the Deputy Director of the Office of Mold Assessment and Remediation (OMAR) in NYCHA’s Healthy Homes Unit – but his NYCHA story began decades ago. “I first came to NYCHA when I was just 9 years old,” Mr. Burgos said. “The Authority opened its doors to my family at probably the… MORE
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Jeralyn Cortez-Weir is a dedicated public health advocate with a wealth of experience in community engagement and health equity initiatives. Since joining the Authority in 2022, she has been instrumental in expanding resident health initiative programming, forging partnerships with external health partners, and creating pathways for NYCHA residents into preventive health careers. Ms. Cortez-Weir is… MORE
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The American Institute of Architect’s (AIA) New York chapter recently recognized NYCHA Director of Engineering Audit Bruce Eisenberg for his work in transforming public sector architecture for housing, buildings, and parks. On June 18, Mr. Eisenberg, who has served in NYCHA’s Asset and Capital Management Division for 10 years, was presented with the local… MORE
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A fully renovated playground at Amsterdam Houses in Manhattan and various beautification upgrades to the grounds at Astoria Houses in Queens were among NYCHA’s capital projects completed this spring to improve services for residents. Other projects completed by NYCHA’s Asset and Capital Management Division (A&CM) in recent months include elevator replacements at Richmond Terrace in… MORE
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On May 16, NYCHA’s Haitian American Association (HAA) hosted a festive gathering of HAA members and supporters in the Ceremonial Room of NYCHA’s 90 Church Street offices to celebrate Haitian Flag Day 2024. The event marked a national holiday celebrated annually not just in Haiti itself but also in the many expatriate communities that have… 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 June!
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