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Tischelle George
Employee VoicesMarch 2026NYCHA 101
Michael Corwin

Guest Column: On-the-Job Training Inside and Outside of the Classroom 

The author of this guest column, Dr. Tischelle George, serves as NYCHA’s Vice President for Learning & Development. L&D strives to prepare NYCHA employees for the roles they are in and the roles they aspire to attain. L&D carries out this mission daily through delivery of classroom, online, and property-based trainings as well as by providing learning management, instructional design, and workforce development programs that are creating new pathways of entry into NYCHA and facilitating new ways for current NYCHA… MORE

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Eva guest column
Employee VoicesFebruary 2026Public Housing Preservation Trust
Michael Corwin

Guest Column: Talking About the Trust

The author of this guest column, Eva Trimble, serves as NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer, overseeing day-to-day operations across the Authority’s portfolio, including property management, maintenance, safety and security, support services, and resident services. With decades of experience in public-sector operations and housing administration, Eva leads teams responsible for managing NYCHA developments, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering essential services to residents citywide. In this role, she works closely with the Public Housing Preservation Trust fully integrate them into NYCHA’s operational structure, while bringing additional resources, accountability, and long-term stability to selected developments.

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Message from the CEO
December 2025Exceptional ColleaguesHighlightedNYCHA Leadership
Michael Corwin

A Year of Partnership and Achievement

Whether you’re a front-line employee at a development repairing and maintaining homes, part of our skilled trades or Healthy Homes teams, a central office staffer whose efforts ensure our massive agency runs smoothly, or performing administrative work to support the nearly 200,000 people served by our Section 8 program, you are an indispensable part of the NYCHA community, and you share in the kudos for all that we have accomplished together this year.

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HPT training program award
Exceptional ColleaguesHighlightedNovember 2025
Michael Corwin

Recognition of NYCHA’s Heating Plant Technician Trainee Program

NYCHA’s Learning and Development Department (L&D) was bestowed the James C. Hall Program Award by the Continuing Education Association of New York for Outstanding Business/Organization Collaboration with New York City College of Technology (City Tech), for the operation of the jointly run Heating Plant Technician (HPT) Trainee Program. This innovative job training program was recognized… MORE

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Message from the CEO
NYCHA LeadershipOctober 2025
Michael Corwin

Equal Opportunity at NYCHA

As CEO of NYCHA, I affirm my unwavering commitment to provide our employees with equal employment opportunities (EEO) in a workplace free from discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. Discrimination of any kind, including on the basis of any characteristic protected by law, is contrary to our values and will not be tolerated. Such principles are important to maintain in our day-to-day work and integral to NYCHA’s continued growth and transformation.

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Message from the CEO
NYCHA LeadershipOctober 2025
Michael Corwin

Providing Clarity Regarding the Federal Government Shutdown

I wanted to provide some assurance to you regarding the news that the federal government has shut down. While this news is unsettling, please be assured that we do not anticipate any impact to our daily operations, to staff or to residents at this time. As always, we continue to prioritize the vital services we deliver to the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers supported by our public housing and Section 8 programs – and we remain fully focused on our work to ensure their health and safety and improve quality of life, regardless of the changes and challenges coming out of Washington.

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Message from the CEO
July 2025NYCHA Leadership
Michael Corwin

Updates from the CEO: Summer 2025

As summer goes into full swing, I’d like to update you on some of the exciting news and progress that’s happening here at the Authority. But first I want to reiterate that we continuously monitor and analyze the information coming from Washington regarding national funding for public housing – as you know, we rely heavily on federal subsidies, receiving billions of dollars every year for our operations, capital repairs, and Section 8 program.

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NYCHA staff
Exceptional ColleaguesHighlightedNovember 2024
Michael Corwin

Shout-Outs to Staff

If you’d like to submit kudos about a NYCHA staff person, please send an email to nychanow@nycha.nyc.gov. From Kingsborough Houses Resident LaurieAnn William:I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for the outstanding support and responsiveness the Kingsborough management team consistently provides. Recently, I called in feeling very frustrated due to issues within my apartment.… MORE

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Compliance quarterly newsletter
ComplianceOctober 2024
Michael Corwin

Inspiring a Compliance Culture: Read the Compliance Department’s Fall 2024 Newsletter

During the past quarter, the Compliance Department updated four Standard Procedures and posted six new Compliance Advisory Alerts. HUD is also wrapping up the current National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection cycle, which we detail below. This newsletter focuses on the key takeaways from these documents, so be sure to read the alerts, procedures, and memos for the complete information.

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Italian American Heritage Month
CelebrationsEmployee VoicesOctober 2024
Michael Corwin

It’s Italian-American Heritage & Culture Month

Congress proclaimed October as National Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month to recognize the achievements and contributions of Italian immigrants and their descendants in the United States. Over 5 million Italians immigrated to the United States between 1820 and 2000; currently, there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent residing in the United States. The… MORE

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Guest column authors
Employee VoicesHealth & SafetyHighlightedSeptember 2024
Michael Corwin

Guest Column: Help Us Reduce Pests at Your Development!

From Vice President of Pest Management Josey Bartlett & Pest Management Technical Advisors Lashawn Wilson & Geeton Bowier  The authors of this guest column – Josey Bartlett, Lashawn Wilson, and Geeton Bowier – lead a team of more than 300 people committed to reducing and eliminating pests from apartments, grounds, basements, and public spaces at… MORE

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Safe and sound week
August 2024Environmental Health & SafetyHealth & Safety
Michael Corwin

It’s Safe + Sound Week 

Launched by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held every August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and provides resources for keeping America’s workers safe. To commemorate Safe + Sound Week this year, NYCHA’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Department is highlighting… MORE

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Vaidehi Mody at Open Space Masterplan ceremony
August 2024Exceptional Colleagues
Michael Corwin

Vaidehi Mody Earns ABNY Spotlight for “Powering NYC”

Congratulations to NYCHA Senior Planning Consultant Vaidehi Mody, who was recognized by the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) this month for her “behind the scenes work that helps make our city run and drives change across our city’s transportation, urban planning, parks, sanitation, and climate resiliency functions.” The ABNY is a nonprofit organization… MORE

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CEO Bova-Hiatt speaking
HighlightedJune 2024NYCHA Leadership
Michael Corwin

NYCHA CEO Delivers Keynote at Commercial Observer’s Public Projects Forum 

On June 18, NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt delivered a keynote address at the Commercial Observer’s Design and Construction Public Projects Forum, which brought together hundreds of housing professionals at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan to discuss the innovative public projects shaping our city’s future.  CEO Bova-Hiatt discussed the challenges confronting New York… MORE

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Jewish Heritage Month Celebration
CelebrationsEmployee VoicesJune 2024
Michael Corwin

Batei Tsibur’s Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration

On May 30, NYCHA’s Jewish Employee Organization (Batei Tsibur) hosted its annual Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration at the 90 Church Street Ceremonial Room. The guest speaker, retired Chaplain Colonel Jacob Z. Goldstein, spoke about his distinguished career in the United States Army. The longest serving Jewish chaplain in the U.S. military, Col. Goldstein’s 38… MORE

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Salvadori Center award
Exceptional ColleaguesHighlightedMay 2024Partnerships
Michael Corwin

NYCHA CEO Honored with Salvadori Center’s Public Service Award 

NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt was honored with the Salvadori Center’s 2024 Award for Public Service at the non-profit organization’s annual benefit on May 1.  Established in 1987, the Salvadori program teaches science, technology, engineering, arts/architecture, and math (STEAM) to youth through a collaborative, hands-on, project-based approach that uses the built environment – buildings,… MORE

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NYCHA development
February 2024Partnerships
Michael Corwin

NYCHA Signs 2024 Project Labor Agreement for Renovation Work Involving Construction Trades

Dear Colleagues,  Since 2015, NYCHA has maintained a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC) and the unions that BCTC represents. The agreement aims to establish standardized terms and conditions of project-related employment for construction trades, improve worker pay and training, avoid shortages of skilled workers… MORE

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Compliance quarterly newsletter
ComplianceFebruary 2024
Michael Corwin

Inspiring a Compliance Culture: Read the Compliance Department’s Winter 2024 Newsletter

Property Management Offices: Recordkeeping Rundown Introduction NYCHA Property Management Offices are responsible for maintaining many different documents related to their development and tenants. Maintaining these records is not just a requirement; it is a commitment to upholding high standards of property management and evidence of NYCHA’s mission to provide safe and affordable housing to its… MORE

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Board chair statement
February 2024
Michael Corwin

Combatting Malfeasance

Dear Colleagues,   As you may be aware, today the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, together with the NYC Department of Investigation (DOI), arrested numerous NYCHA employees and retirees on charges of bribery.   In recent years, the NYCHA Inspector General has mounted robust investigations to root out malfeasance at the… MORE

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Burn Awareness Week
Environmental Health & SafetyFebruary 2024Health & Safety
Michael Corwin

It’s National Burn Awareness Week

Every year, the American Burn Association recognizes the first full week in February as National Burn Awareness Week; this year’s theme focuses on the burns caused by flammable liquids. We live in a world where flammable and combustible liquids are common and used frequently – gasoline, rubbing alcohol, nail polish remover, lighter fluid, hand sanitizer,… MORE

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Message from the CEO
December 2023NYCHA DevelopmentsPublic Housing Preservation Trust
Michael Corwin

First Resident Vote Certified: Nostrand Residents Select the Trust

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that a third-party election administrator has certified the results of the first resident vote at NYCHA: Nostrand Houses residents selected the Public Housing Preservation Trust as the path forward for their homes. The Trust will fully renovate Nostrand residents’ apartments and address the development’s major repair needs. This… MORE

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Native American Heritage Month
News to UseNovember 2023
Michael Corwin

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month, also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. This is a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people. There are over 9 million Native Americans and Native Alaskans living in the United States today. And with 575 federally recognized tribes and many more vying for recognition, there… MORE

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EHS newsletter
Environmental Health & SafetyHealth & SafetyNovember 2023
Michael Corwin

Read “Healthy Happenings,” the EHS Newsletter

Every year, the National Safety Council and the National Elevator Safety Foundation recognize the third week of November as “Elevator Safety Week” to bring awareness to elevator safety. Elevators began revolutionizing daily life in the United States in the late 1800s, making it possible to build taller buildings in which many more people could safely… MORE

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Zoby Martinez
Exceptional ColleaguesOctober 2023
Michael Corwin

Meet Zobeira Martinez, Senior Director of the Resident Relocation Services Department

From a very young age, Zobeira Martinez (known as Zoby) knew she wanted to help people – and continue her family’s tradition of paying forward the kindness and support they received after relocating to the United States from the Dominican Republic. As a college student living in NYCHA’s Hope Gardens development, Ms. Martinez had some… MORE

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Sideya Sherman
NYCHA LeadershipOctober 2023
Michael Corwin

Former NYCHA Executive Appointed Chief Equity Officer and Commissioner of the New Office of Equity & Racial Justice

On October 26, Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointments of Sideya Sherman as the City’s Chief Equity Officer and Commissioner of the newly created Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ) and Linda Tigani as Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE). Both Ms. Sherman and Ms. Tigani currently… MORE

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