Technology – smartphones, flash drives, electronic banking – can help keep you and your family safe before, during, and after emergencies. Here’s how: Stay Informed Install the FEMA App on your mobile device to get weather alerts and other vital information. Sign up for Notify NYC to receive emergency alerts from the City. Follow the… Continue Reading National Preparedness Month: Get Tech Ready
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Flu season is just around the corner! Getting your flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu and its complications. WorkWell NYC offers free flu shots for all City employees, dependents, and retirees. Worksite flu clinics provide employees with a quick, convenient, and effective way to protect themselves… Continue Reading Flu Season Is Just Around the Corner!
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The Fund for Public Housing, a nonprofit established last year to supplement the New York City Housing Authority’s finances and services, launched an online platform this week in conjunction with ioby, a crowdfunding website, to enable NYCHA residents and community-based organizations to source funds for local sustainability initiatives like rooftop gardens and water conservation. The online portal, called Ideas… Continue Reading Fund for Public Housing: Crowdsourcing for Sustainability Projects
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Dear Colleagues, Our hearts break for the residents of Puerto Rico who are working to recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria. Many of our colleagues and residents have family and loved ones who live on the island. Residents of other Caribbean countries, including Dominica, Barbuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic,… Continue Reading A Message from the Chair on Disaster Relief
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With hurricane season in full swing, NYCHANow spoke to J.A. Stakenburg, who was hired a year ago to helm NYCHA’s newly revamped Office of Emergency Management (OEM), about employees’ roles and responsibilities when it comes to emergencies. This seems to be a very active hurricane season. What should NYCHA employees know about being prepared for… Continue Reading “We Build Resilience by Being Prepared.”
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Having access to financial, insurance, medical, and other records is crucial for recovering quickly and efficiently from a disaster or other emergency. Take these steps to safeguard your records and get some peace of mind, even in an emergency: Collect and secure critical personal and household information and records now, before an emergency. Consider saving… Continue Reading National Preparedness Month: Financial Preparedness
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Regional Administrator for HUD Region II Lynne Patton (center, in black suit) celebrated the 50th anniversary of Williams Plaza’s resident association with RA President Joel Gross (second from left), RA Vice President Ben Zion Weiss (far left), Captain Daniel Dooley of NYPD Police Service Area 3 (second from right), and supporters on September 14.
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On September 8, NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye was in Washington with New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat (not pictured), New York Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Florida Congressman Darren Soto, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ meeting to discuss public housing funding.
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Seniors may be especially vulnerable in emergencies. Here are some tips to help them get prepared and stay safe. Stay on Top of the News Tune in to local TV and radio stations for emergency information, including severe weather forecasts, as well as evacuation instructions. Download the FEMA App to get weather alerts and other… Continue Reading National Preparedness Month: What Seniors Should Know
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On the day after Labor Day, NYCHA “broke ground” on a $63 million project to replace all 28 roofs at Red Hook Houses (East and West), which will benefit more than 6,000 residents. It’s the first phase of a nearly $550 million investment in the development as part of NYCHA’s Sandy recovery and resiliency program.… Continue Reading A View of the Future
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On September 20, NYCHA and the City University of New York (CUNY) celebrated 23 residents for their academic excellence, leadership, and contributions to their communities at the 12th annual NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship Program awards ceremony, held at Borough of Manhattan Community College. The NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship is awarded to residents in full-time CUNY programs with… Continue Reading Celebrating the 2017 NYCHA-CUNY Scholars
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Check this NextGen NYCHA goal off the list: As of September 1, every NYCHA resident has the option to complete their annual recertification online. By modernizing and digitizing the process – required by HUD for federal funding and cumbersome to complete on paper – NYCHA has streamlined the experience for both employees and residents. Residents… Continue Reading September Is “NextGen Recert Month”
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For nearly a decade, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and CUNY’s Murphy Institute have partnered with participating unions to provide City employees with the CUNY/DCAS Public Administration program, for both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Whether you are interested in advancing your career, debating new ideas, or preparing to become a leader in… Continue Reading Learn about the CUNY/DCAS Public Administration Program
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On August 18, General Manager Michael Kelly visited several developments in Coney Island (Carey Gardens, Gravesend Houses, and O’Dwyer Gardens) to talk shop with staff and residents. In the photo above, GM Kelly met with O’Dwyer Caretakers Jean Velazquez (left) and Cecilia Rivera.
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How is long-term preservation of a culture achieved? What if the people within a culture did not know its history and did not share its overall goals and values? One of the objectives of the Employee Engagement Committee (EEC) is to help promote NYCHA’s amazing organizational culture by sharing its history and core values with… Continue Reading Preserving and Protecting a Positive Work Culture
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For the second year in a row, NYCHA’s Section 8 program – the largest in the nation – has been recognized for outstanding performance by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Each year, HUD reviews every public housing authority’s Section 8 program through the Section 8 Management Assessment Program. In 2015, NYCHA… Continue Reading Top Marks for Section 8
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In the event of an emergency, every person in your household needs to have a bag packed and ready to go. Go Bags (sturdy, easy-to-carry bags like a backpack or small suitcase on wheels) should contain what you’ll need if you have to leave your home in a hurry. Here’s a list of essentials: Copies… Continue Reading National Preparedness Month
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September is National Preparedness Month, a month-long initiative that serves as a reminder to take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, learn, and worship. It’s important that you know what to do to prepare yourself and your family BEFORE a… Continue Reading Are You Ready?
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Robert White, a Red Hook Houses resident and member of NYCHA’s Sandy recovery and resilience community outreach team, introduced Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference about the City’s efforts to combat climate change. “For the longest time, I didn’t believe in climate change,” Mr. White told attendees from a podium in Brooklyn Bridge… Continue Reading A Green Call to Action
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Thomas Johnston started his NYCHA career in 1994 and rose through the ranks to become a deputy director in the Bronx Property Management Department. With two brothers and a father who were also Authority employees, he came from a true-blue NYCHA family. Mr. Johnston passed away from cancer in May. At Claremont Consolidated’s Family Day… Continue Reading In Memory of Thomas Johnston
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