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December 2022

December 2022Exceptional Colleagues
Michael Corwin

Digital Van Driver Will Be NYCHA’s First ‘Neighborhood Tech Supervisor’ 

Kim Maxwell, a senior driver with NYCHA’s Digital Van program, has been tapped to become NYCHA’s first Neighborhood Tech Supervisor. He will lead a new mobile team of IT technicians who will visit property management offices to help staff troubleshoot their computers and train them on new software. Mr. Maxwell has been a digital van… Continue Reading Digital Van Driver Will Be NYCHA’s First ‘Neighborhood Tech Supervisor’ 

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December 2022Exceptional Colleagues
Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

Meet Shetara Turner, Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison for Manhattan 

Shetara Turner has lived at Campos Plaza since she was 6 years old. Now this mother of two is not just a NYCHA resident but is also a NYCHA employee.   The former retail store employee launched her NYCHA career thanks to the New York City Cleanup Corps program, which was created to help the… Continue Reading Meet Shetara Turner, Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison for Manhattan 

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CelebrationsDecember 2022
Michael Corwin

Celebrating Community at the Chinese-American Association’s Holiday Luncheon

After three years of hiatus due to the pandemic, NYCHA’s Chinese-American Association (CAA) again held its annual winter holiday luncheon on December 9. “We’ve been trying to do this since 2019,” CAA President Linda “Qi” Zhang said.   More than 80 CAA members – all NYCHA employees and a few NYCHA retirees – enjoyed the… Continue Reading Celebrating Community at the Chinese-American Association’s Holiday Luncheon

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Interim CEO Lisa-Bova Hiatt
December 2022FeaturedNYCHA Leadership
Michael Corwin

Eight Questions for Lisa Bova-Hiatt, NYCHA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer

Lisa Bova-Hiatt was appointed NYCHA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in September 2022. She was previously the Authority’s Executive Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, a role she held for nearly three years. With more than 25 years of experience at various City and State agencies, Ms. Bova-Hiatt brings deep knowledge of how… Continue Reading Eight Questions for Lisa Bova-Hiatt, NYCHA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer

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group of people and text "NYCHA Life Story Club 3rd Annual Celebration"
December 2022Partnerships
Latoya Jordan

Celebrating the Life Stories of NYCHA Residents

In November, a group of NYCHA’s older adult residents participated in a virtual celebration to honor three years of building community and sharing their life stories.  The event was the culmination of a program facilitated by Life Story Club (LSC), a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization and NYCHA partner that creates small social clubs where older adults… Continue Reading Celebrating the Life Stories of NYCHA Residents

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December 2022Exceptional ColleaguesNYCHA Leadership
Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

Meet Alex Zablocki, Executive Director of the Fund for Public Housing

Until September 11, 2001, Alex Zablocki was sure he wanted to work on Wall Street. At the time, he was a student at Baruch College studying for a degree in finance and investment. He had worked for a stockbroker while in high school and was on a path to obtaining the licenses required to work… Continue Reading Meet Alex Zablocki, Executive Director of the Fund for Public Housing

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December 2022
Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Graduates of NYCHA’S Construction Business Pathways Share Lessons from the Program 

When Tashika Woods moved to New York City about five years ago from New Orleans, where she’d been working as a union iron worker, she was looking forward to growing her Black female-owned business, Iron Construction and Contracting Services. But her business struggled to grow.   “Even though I’ve been in business for six years,… Continue Reading Empowering Entrepreneurs: Graduates of NYCHA’S Construction Business Pathways Share Lessons from the Program 

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December 2022HighlightedPublic Housing Preservation Trust
Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

Final Voting Procedures for the Public Housing Preservation Trust Now Available

We are pleased to announce that after several months of in-person and virtual public meetings with residents, resident leaders, and advocates to develop the Public Housing Preservation Trust draft voting procedures, and a nearly six-week public comment period on the draft voting procedures, the final voting procedures are now available.   Based on the valuable feedback… Continue Reading Final Voting Procedures for the Public Housing Preservation Trust Now Available

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December 2022Exceptional ColleaguesHighlightedMilestones
Michael Corwin

NYCHA’s Language Services Unit Completes Its 10,000th Translation 

The Spanish-language flier posted at the Bronx’s Butler Houses announcing a planning meeting for basketball court and playground upgrades is no ordinary flier: It is the 10,000th document translated into a foreign language for NYCHA residents in the 14 years the Language Services Unit (LSU) has been keeping track.   “It’s a huge achievement that we… Continue Reading NYCHA’s Language Services Unit Completes Its 10,000th Translation 

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December 2022Public Housing Preservation Trust
Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

NYCHA Seeks Resident Input on the Public Housing Preservation Trust Draft Voting Procedures 

After two months of public meetings – virtual and in-person – NYCHA is reviewing the comments and suggestions it received from residents regarding the Public Housing Preservation Trust’s draft voting procedures.   The legislation authorizing the Trust, signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul this summer, requires the establishment of a resident opt-in voting process that… Continue Reading NYCHA Seeks Resident Input on the Public Housing Preservation Trust Draft Voting Procedures 

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Chief Operating Officer Eva Trimble at Castle Hill Houses
December 2022HighlightedNYCHA Leadership
Michael Corwin

Meet Eva Trimble, NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer

Eva Trimble was appointed NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) in July 2022. She was previously the Authority’s first-ever Executive Vice President for Strategy and Innovation, a role in which she led efforts to develop and implement the Transformation Plan to strengthen our organization and the ways we serve residents. Read on to learn more about COO Trimble and… Continue Reading Meet Eva Trimble, NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer

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two people at a meeting
December 2022Highlighted
Latoya Jordan

Visioning the Future of Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens

Over 200 residents from Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens recently had the opportunity to share their ideas and feedback on the future repairs and renovation work coming to their development during community visioning workshops led by NYCHA’s Comprehensive Modernization (Comp Mod) team. The workshops (held in Wyckoff Gardens in October and Gowanus Houses in November)… Continue Reading Visioning the Future of Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens

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Handwashing awareness
December 2022Health & Safety
Michael Corwin

It’s National Handwashing Awareness Week

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes the first week in December as National Handwashing Awareness Week. According to the CDC, regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. Germs can spread when you: Touch your eyes, nose, and… Continue Reading It’s National Handwashing Awareness Week

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December 2022
Latoya Jordan

Thankful for the NYCHA Community

Thanksgiving is a time of reflection and togetherness. This year, the NYCHA community united to ensure that NYCHA residents had Thanksgiving meals with their families and friends. From turkey donations to groceries and prepared meals, the outpouring of support from NYCHA resident associations, businesses and community organizations, and elected officials kicked off the season of… Continue Reading Thankful for the NYCHA Community

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