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April 2016 NYCHA Notes 

NextGeneration NYCHA 2016 First Quarter Report

Latoya Jordan

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The Authority released its Next- Generation NYCHA (NextGen) First Quarter 2016 Report to update progress made on our 10-year strategic plan. Upon release of the historic NextGen initiative last May, NYCHA committed to quarterly reports to show progress as well as areas in need of improvement.

After laying the groundwork in 2015 for NextGen’s 15 strategies to transform the way NYCHA does business to create safe, clean, and connected communities, 2016 is focused on implementation.

“In many areas of our business we are breaking with the past and making bold and tough choices because that’s the only way to move the Authority forward and to preserve public housing,” Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye said in the report.

In a letter to stakeholders, Chair Olatoye highlighted the following accomplishments, which are discussed in the report.

  • Community engagement: NYCHA continued to bring residents at the first two NextGen Neighborhoods developments, Wyckoff Gardens and Holmes Towers, into the planning process to develop affordable housing and generate revenue for critical repairs.
  • Digital Technology: Technology solutions are transforming business operations to improve customer service, management of maintenance and repairs in the field, and increase transparency.
  • Public Safety: A Public Safety Advisory Committee comprised of residents, staff and agency partners, was established to develop a plan that will combine current safety measures with new strategies to address crime, safety and other quality-of-life issues.
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD): NYCHA released a Request for Proposals for developers to upgrade approximately 1,400 public housing units at Ocean Bay (Bayside) Apartments. RAD will enable NYCHA to create a public-private partnership to access additional funding for infrastructure repairs by leveraging the Section 8 program.

“We are continuing to make a real difference in the lives of our residents, and in the way the Authority operates,” Chair Olatoye said. The entire report may be reviewed here.