December 2019

The first of 10 children, NYCHA resident Kayereathea Boyd, 36, learned early in life how to feed, change, and burp toddlers. Those life skills proved useful when she participated in the 15-week NYCHA Childcare Business Pathways program (CBP), which helps residents establish licensed, home-based childcare businesses. The practical business skills she learned in the program allowed her… MORE

NYCHA’s Department of Equal Opportunity (DEO) is moving to 90 Church Street on Friday, December 6, 2019. The office will be open at this location on Monday, December 9, 2019. DEO is moving as part of the Authority’s cost-savings initiative to consolidate central office locations. The overall consolidation initiative will save approximately $20 million annually in… MORE

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 November!

NYCHA residents: Are you an entrepreneur? Do you dream of starting your own home-based business? NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES) connects residents with entrepreneurial ambitions to partners that can assist with the various aspects of launching and operating a business. But first, residents need to make sure that the type of… MORE

On December 5, caretakers filled the break room at Woodside Houses to recognize the achievement of one of their own: Maria Campos, who has strived to make the development a home to be proud of for the past 17 years. “This is your Oscar moment!” proclaimed Joey Koch, NYCHA’s Chief of Staff, as she presented… MORE

Did you know that NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES) assists public housing residents in six key areas? Watch this video to learn more!

NYCHA is thankful to its employees, residents, elected officials, and partner organizations for working together to ensure that public housing residents across the city, including those affected by gas outages, had Thanksgiving meals. On the evening of November 27, for instance, NYCHA staff delivered 1,300 meals to residents at 25 developments in all five boroughs.… MORE