NYCHA residents from Harlem, the Upper East Side, and Queens can now check their prostate health at the Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit. The mobile van – which is the result of collaboration between NYCHA, the “One Hundred Black Men” non-profit, and Mount Sinai’s Department of Urology – was launched… Continue Reading Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit Available for NYCHA Residents
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NYCHA’s Connected Communities initiative is focused on activating and improving open space, through efforts to enhance physical and social connections between residents and their communities. One development where this initiative is taking shape with the support of an active resident community is Pomonok Houses in Queens. An outreach effort that was launched a few years… Continue Reading Basketball Court, BBQ Spaces Support Connected Communities at Pomonok Houses
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NYCHA’s Environmental Health and Safety Department’s (EHS) Elevator Oversight Team (EOT) has extensive knowledge about the maintenance, repair, and inspection of passenger elevators as well as regulations and safety requirements related to elevators. The EOT ensures that NYCHA’s Elevator Service and Repair Department (ESRD) is providing safe and reliable elevator operations for NYCHA… Continue Reading Meet the EHS Elevator Oversight Team (EOT)
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Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce a key update regarding a restructuring within NYCHA’s Operations division. After conducting an extensive analysis, we are dividing Waste Management and Pest Control into two separate departments, which will now be under the oversight of the new Operations Support Services division. This separation will allow us to have… Continue Reading Significant Changes in Operations
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This month, NYCHA employees in Queens and Staten Island were recognized for their efforts and contributions toward the successful implementation of the Authority’s new Work Order Reform program. With lunch celebrations at West Brighton Houses on April 4 and Queensbridge Houses on April 18, staff were treated to pizza and refreshments as well as visits… Continue Reading Employees Celebrated for Work Order Reform Service
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NYCHA is celebrating the spirit of Earth Week in a variety of ways, with residents, employees, volunteers, and community partners doing their part to help the environment and encourage a sustainable future. From green events and activities to speeches on environmentally friendly programs, such efforts support the mission of NYCHA’s Sustainability Agenda, a roadmap for… Continue Reading Earth Week Commemorated with Events Across NYCHA
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NYCHA employee Anthony Dingle looked back on his 32 years of experience when seeking some words of wisdom for a group of young students at the Harlem Children’s Zone. In a virtual, career-themed speech to the youth on April 13, Mr. Dingle, a Manhattan neighborhood administrator, offered some advice on how to keep a job… Continue Reading NYCHA Neighborhood Administrator Presents Career Tips to Harlem Youth
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Dear City Employee, Thank you to everyone who supported the first phase of NYC Speaks, the largest policy survey ever to be completed in NYC! With your support, we received 62,000 responses – of which a remarkable 16,000 responses came from City workers. After successfully completing Phase 1 of the initiative, we are excited to… Continue Reading Participate in the NYC Speaks Ideas Challenge
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Waste management is one of the most complex challenges that NYCHA faces. Since the release of NYCHA’s 2.0 Waste Management Plan in 2019 and NYCHA’s new Sustainability Agenda in 2021, NYCHA is making comprehensive changes to its waste management practices and infrastructure. One outcome of these changes has been the NYCHA Waste Calculator. NYCHA generates… Continue Reading NYCHA’s Waste Calculator to Efficiently Manage Waste and Increase Recycling
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On April 19, NYCHA and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced the start of construction on energy-efficient heating upgrades at Marble Hill Houses in the Bronx and Berry Houses on Staten Island. The $72 million projects will provide greater heat and hot water service for more than 4,000 residents across 2,100 public housing apartments… Continue Reading $72 Million of Heating System Improvements Coming to Marble Hill and Berry Houses
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Ten Bronx residents have joined NYCHA’s efforts for a cleaner environment at their building and beyond by shifting their cooking to electric-powered stoves. The residents of 1471 Watson Avenue received their free induction stoves in February, thanks to a partnership between NYCHA and the nonprofit WE ACT for Environmental Justice. The 10 initial stove… Continue Reading Bronx Development Gets First Induction Stoves in Move to Become Fully Electrified
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A closer look at hundreds of projects across NYCHA’s portfolio is now just a few clicks away. This week, NYCHA launched a beta version of its public, web-based Capital Projects Tracker, a resource that provides details and status updates for over 500 active and completed capital projects. At the center of the new web page… Continue Reading NYCHA Unveils Online Tracker to Put Lens on Capital Projects Citywide
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Spring weather is on the way, and so are cleaner grounds and buildings! As a result of consistent feedback from residents and staff, along with data from multiple evaluations, NYCHA is ending the Alternative Work Schedule (AWS) program for Caretakers and Supervisors and adopting a new, flexible model for staff scheduling. This will give each… Continue Reading New Development-based Schedules for Janitorial Staff
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Plan – Prepare – Prevent Now that it’s spring, we need to be aware of unpredictable weather patterns. Temperatures can swing back and forth between balmy and frigid. Sunny days may be followed by a week of stormy weather. Sometimes extreme weather changes can occur even within the same day. That’s why the Centers for… Continue Reading April Is Spring Safety Awareness Month
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Javerea Komal, Project Manager for the Office of the Vice President of Operational Analysis & Contract Management Department, is proud to work at NYCHA – she learned the importance of affordable housing as a child when she moved to the Bronx from Pakistan; having an apartment they could afford in a new country was vital… Continue Reading Meet Javerea Komal, Project Manager in the Rapid Response Unit
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On April 6, NYCHA’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Russ was interviewed by Crain’s New York Business Editor-in-Chief Cory Schouten as part of this year’s first “Crain’s Power Breakfast.” Approximately 150 business and nonprofit executives and government leaders attended the event, including Jessica Katz, the City’s Chief Housing Officer. Chair Russ discussed how a… Continue Reading NYCHA Chair Russ Discusses Housing Preservation at Crain’s Power Breakfast
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Sixteen eligible families will have an opportunity to purchase their first home through “Habitat Net Zero,” a project bringing long-term affordable homeownership opportunities to Southeast Queens. Through the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) Open Door program, 13 vacant, dilapidated, previously NYCHA-owned houses will be rehabilitated into 16 new Passive House standards homes… Continue Reading 13 NYCHA-owned Houses to Be Rehabilitated and Sold to Low- and Moderate-income New Yorkers
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In March, NYCHA’s Capital Projects Division (CPD) marked the completion of energy conservation and restoration projects across the city that will bring a variety of benefits and improved services for residents and the surrounding community. CPD oversees more than $1 billion in construction projects across the Authority’s portfolio that are funded with federal, State, and… Continue Reading NYCHA’s Capital Projects Roundup: March
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Richard Johnston, Kingsborough Houses Richard Johnston sees his residence at NYCHA as more than just a place to live but as an opportunity for public service. The lifelong resident of Brooklyn’s Kingsborough Houses has served his community in the past as a member of the Resident Watch tenant patrol as well as the sergeant-at-arms for… Continue Reading Resident Roundtable Member Spotlight
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Kimberly Taylor, who grew up at Manhattan’s Johnson Houses, is now the Authority’s Director of Public Housing Tenancy Operations. But when her NYCHA career journey began nearly four decades ago, she was an Emergency Services Aide in the Emergency Services Department (ESD). Back then, in 1984, work tickets were written out by hand and then… Continue Reading Meet Kimberly Taylor, Director of Public Housing Tenancy Operations
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A landscape architecture and urban design firm has been recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for its contributions to two NYCHA initiatives, including the Open Space Masterplan. NYCHA partner Grain Collective, a minority- and women-led firm, was selected by ASLA’s New York City chapter to receive Merit Awards honoring the firm’s site… Continue Reading NYCHA’s Open Space Masterplan Recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects
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On March 26, three Manhattan NYCHA developments – Riis, Wald, and Baruch Houses – celebrated the launch of free internet service for residents provided by Flume Internet. The initiative is part of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides eligible households with a discount on broadband service and connected devices. ACP seeks to ensure that… Continue Reading Free Internet Installed at 3 NYCHA Developments
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NYCHA’s Capital Projects Division (CPD) presented six staff members with its 2021 Employee Recognition Award to honor their exemplary efforts toward meeting the department’s mission. CPD is committed to preserving and modernizing public housing for NYCHA residents by providing professional design and construction services efficiently and with the highest degree of safety and quality. The… Continue Reading Capital Projects Division Employees Honored for Exemplary Service
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Chair Russ Answers Your Questions Every month, Chair Greg Russ will respond to questions from staff on topics like operations, the future of the agency, and how we’re overcoming everyday challenges. Have a question for Chair Russ about NYCHA? Send it to AsktheChair@nycha.nyc.gov and check back here to see if it was selected to be… Continue Reading Ask the Chair
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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 March! 5 Years of Service 10 Years of Service 15 Years of Service 20 Years of Service 25 Years of Service 30 Years of Service 35 Years of… Continue Reading March Work Anniversaries
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