September 2016

It’s been a busy year for Capital Projects’ City Capital group, which oversees projects funded by the City Council, the Mayor’s Office and the Manhattan District Attorney. As part of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP), state-of-the-art, energy- efficient LED lighting is being installed at 15 developments, replacing and augmenting outdated lighting, some… MORE

During the summer of 2016, 150 “family days” were held at developments across the City. NYCHA partners with resident associations to plan and coordinate the days of summer fun. Most events have barbecues on the grounds along with games, rides and face painting for the children, in addition to planned presentations that may include singing,… MORE

The City’s seven-week Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which provided job experience and earnings for almost 900 New York City youth at developments and offices, ended in August. But the encouragement that Grant Houses Supervisor of Grounds Muhammad Watley and his staff gave their young helpers could affect their lives forever. That’s Mr. Watley’s conviction… MORE

Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye wished the Chinese-American Association’s (CAA) members and friends Chung Chau Ji Fei Lok! or “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival,” at its celebration of the harvest holiday on September 12. One of the most important dates on the Chinese lunar calendar, the festival is sometimes compared to Thanksgiving, with families traveling far to… MORE

NYCHA writer LaToya Jordan, in the Department of Communications, recently learned that her work was listed among the 100 best essays of the year in the highly regarded anthology “Best American Essays for 2016.” Many readers of The NYCHA Journal have enjoyed Ms. Jordan’s writing without knowing it, since there are no bylines. But when… MORE

This summer, almost 200 property managers, property management supervisors and assistant supervisors from more than 100 developments attended a two-day energyefficiency training course organized by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), Building Owners and Managers Association of New York (BOMA), and Urban Green Council. Known as “Sustainability Boot… MORE

NYCHA continues to bring outstanding employees, residents and other stakeholders to the attention of the public through its popular “I Am NextGen” campaign. Our latest honorees are caretaker Ivan Maestre, whose heroic response to a fire at Claremont Rehab saved a two-week-old baby (see here), and Frank Romano, Chief of Operations in the Energy and… MORE