August 2017

NYCHA joined Mayor Bill de Blasio for “City Hall in Your Borough” in Queens from July 17 to 21. “As one of the most diverse places on the planet, Queens is a fitting place to celebrate the diversity and strength that NYCHA brings to our city,” said Chair Shola Olatoye. On July 18, NYCHA participated… Read More City Hall in Your Borough

Move over Silicon Valley, here comes NYCHA! On August 15, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced a pilot program that will train NYCHA residents in IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and software development. The Speaker allocated funding to NYCHA to hire an Outreach Specialist who will identify NYCHA residents to receive extensive IT training and then be… Read More Tech 51 Program Brings IT Training to Residents

Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to tackle the city’s biggest pest problem – rats – through a new $32 million, multi-agency initiative to reduce the rat population in three of the most infested areas: the Grand Concourse area, Chinatown/East Village/Lower East Side, and Bushwick/Bedford-Stuyvesant. Rats contaminate food, spread diseases, and impact quality of life. Their… Read More City Focuses Resources on Pest Problem

Since it was implemented at NYCHA in 2009, the Jobs-Plus employment program has grown from one site (at Jefferson Houses) to 10 sites serving a total of 27 developments (the newest site is at Pennsylvania Avenue-Wortman Avenue). In that time, it has connected more than 6,700 residents to jobs, thanks to support from program partners… Read More An A-Plus for Jobs-Plus

David Rocco is the very definition of an active retiree. Since retiring from NYCHA in 2001, he has assisted with 9/11 rescue and recovery efforts, brought his three-decade blood donation tally to more than 20 gallons, published and exhibited more than a hundred of his photographs, and appeared in The New York Times, PBS, and… Read More A Man of Action

New York City is in a public health crisis when it comes to mental health. At least one in five New Yorkers is likely to experience a mental health disorder each year, and 41 percent of those with mental illness said they did not receive or were delayed in getting treatment in the past year. To… Read More NYCHA Joins the Push to Destigmatize Mental Health Issues

This summer, Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye, General Manager Michael Kelly, and other NYCHA staff have been enjoying Family Day celebrations at developments across the city, along with residents, elected officials, local police officers, and other members of the community. Hosted by resident associations, Family Days offer good food, games, and fun, as well as… Read More Fun in the Sun

Inspiration can strike anywhere at any time, but it’s especially likely to arise from pain. “I have a 4-year-old son, and I was always picking up the teething toys that he dropped. My back was hurting, and that gets old! And that’s why Frank Williams, an exterminator in the Queens/Staten Island borough office, came up… Read More Necessity Was the Father of Invention

It’s safe to say that few people know more about community safety than Chief Gerald Nelson. Before assuming his role as NYCHA’s Vice President for Public Safety in 2015, he spent more than four decades with the NYPD, starting out as a patrol officer in Police Service Area 3 and rising through the ranks to… Read More MAPping Progress

This summer, the Community Engagement & Partnerships (CEP) department celebrated its one-year anniversary. Under the leadership of Executive Vice President Sideya Sherman, CEP embodies the NextGen NYCHA mission to engage residents in new and better ways through connections to best-in-class services. CEP was formed following a reorganization of NYCHA’s former Community Programs & Development department.… Read More CEP Celebrates a Year of Achievements

On August 1, NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye, General Manager Michael Kelly, and other NYCHA executives celebrated the 34th annual National Night Out with NYCHA residents, NYPD officers, community board representatives, and elected officials at NYCHA developments across the five boroughs. Take a look at some of the festivities here.

Being a caregiver requires tremendous patience and a tireless work ethic. Just like the people they look after, caretakers need support too. The nonprofit Presbyterian Senior Services’ (PSS) Circle of Care program has teamed up with NYCHA to support both caregivers and their senior charges at four NYCHA developments: Saint Nicholas Houses, Sondra Thomas Apartments,… Read More Supporting Seniors’ Needs

NYCHA staff demonstrated just how seriously we take our NextGen goal of engaging residents in new and different ways at two resource fairs this summer at Hope Gardens and Wise Towers. The fairs provided a fun forum for residents of those and nearby developments to learn directly from staff and NYCHA partners about a range… Read More A Fair Way to Get Connected