April 2019

Congress passed the Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968, making it illegal to deny housing to people based on their race, skin color, religion, or country of origin. It essentially prohibited discrimination in the housing market and provided marginalized groups with equal opportunity to rent or purchase homes. Upon signing the Act into law… MORE

Through NYCHA Cares, an innovative approach to skilled trades repairs, the Authority has completed more than 27,000 work orders across the city to date, benefitting nearly 11,000 residents. Mayor Bill de Blasio committed $20 million to target more than 50,000 open work orders requiring skilled trades workers, which include plumbers, electricians, plasterers, carpenters, and painters… MORE

Watch Joy Sinderbrand, NYCHA’s Vice President of Recovery and Resilience, discuss Sandy recovery efforts in this video produced by the American Museum of Natural History:

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 March! 5 Years of Service 10 Years of Service 20 Years of Service 25 Years of Service 30 Years of Service 35 Years of Service 40 Years of… MORE

“I love Queensbridge, there’s no place like it,” Karen Alston, a Queensbridge Houses resident for 57 years, says at the beginning of a short documentary, “Voices of Queensbridge.” The film tells the story of a year-long project to collect oral histories from long-time Queensbridge residents. The project is a partnership between LaGuardia Community College’s Gardiner-Shenker… MORE

Two of NYCHA’s Youth Leadership Councils (YLC) were recently awarded $1,000 grants to host important projects in their communities. NYCHA’s 15 YLCs give young people ages 14 to 21 who live in NYCHA developments and neighborhoods training to work with the agency’s leadership and partners so they can be part of the decision-making process on… MORE

On February 25, NYCHA staff joined partners from the College of Staten Island and Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS) to celebrate five residents who completed Community Health Worker training and will soon be out in their communities helping residents navigate the healthcare system and working to improve health outcomes in Staten Island. The residents, who… MORE

On March 20, 10 older adults graduated from the “Beyond Basics” computer class at the Carter Burden/Lehman Village Senior Program at NYCHA’s Lehman Village development in East Harlem. The class was taught in English and Spanish by Older Adults Technology Services (OATS). Class participants learned how to use e-mail and social media and do shopping… MORE

Through this new 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. Since July 2016, I have had the privilege of working in the Resident Engagement Department at our Long Island City facility (and temporarily at 250 Broadway). As a Manager, I… MORE