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2013 Press
May 2013
NYCHA, Congresswoman Velázquez and Councilwoman González Announce Relocation Site for Red Hook Senior Citizens Program
NYCHA Launches OpportunityNYCHA.org to Connect Residents to Critical Services
NYCHA Joins Assemblyman Michael Cusick and Noted Trainer Teddy Atlas to Announce Opening of Boxing Gym for Youth at Berry Houses
Forest Houses Residents to Help Build New Art Monument
NYCHA Eliminates Nearly 149,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
April 2013
New York City Council Member Stephen Levin and NYCHA Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Williams Plaza
New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito and NYCHA Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Taft Houses
New York City Council Member Margaret Chin and NYCHA Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Smith Houses
NYCHA Launches New Self-Service Portal for Housing Applicants
NYCHA Eliminates Nearly 113,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
March 2013
NYCHA Named Public Partner of the Year by Con Edison for Facilitating Energy-Saving Upgrades in its Buildings
NYCHA Eliminates 73,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Februrary 2013
NYCHA, HPD, HDC, and DOE Join Harlem RBI, Jonathan Rose Companies, Dream Charter School, and NY Yankee Mark Teixeira to Break Ground on Mixed-Use Development in East Harlem
January 2013
Mayor Bloomberg and NYCHA Chairman Rhea Announce Action Plan to Eliminate Backlog of Maintenance and Repair Requests in Public Housing
NYCHA Invests $18 Million in Capital Improvements and Repairs
NYCHA, HPD Announce Developer for Prospect Plaza
NYCHA Hires Hundreds of Workers for Post-Sandy Recovery Jobs with $7.1 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor
NYCHA Names CAMBA Housing Ventures and CAMBA, Inc. Developer for Brownsville Supportive Housing Site
2012 Press
December 2012
NYCHA Development Hurricane Sandy Progress Report (Dec. 14)
The New York City Housing Authority Receives a $7.1 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to Provide Nearly 400 Post-Sandy Recovery Jobs
November 2012
The New York City Housing Authority Extends Housing Court and Eviction Moratorium to February
NYCHA Housing Court and Eviction Moratorium
The New York City Housing Authority Continues Restoration and Remediation Efforts in Housing Developments Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
NYCHA Has Restored Heat, Hot Water and Power to 100% of Its Buildings Affected by Hurricane Sandy
NYCHA Has Restored Power to 100% of Its Buildings Affected by Hurricane Sandy
October 2012
NYCHA, New York State Senator Sampson, Assemblyman Maisel Announce CCTV Camera Installation at Bayview Houses
NYCHA & New York State Senator Thomas K. Duane Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Amsterdam Houses
NYCHA Chairman Rhea and HPD Commissioner Wambua Announce Team Chosen for Redevelopment of Randolph Houses in Central Harlem
NYCHA Begins $69 Million in Capital Improvements and Renovations
NYCHA Recieves $300,000 Planning Grant to Lead Revitalization Efforts in Bronx Public Housing Community
September 2012
The New York City Housing Authority Announces Plans to Create Thousands of New, Affordable Housing Units
The New York City Housing Authority Awards Student Residents Thousands of Dollars in Scholarships
NYCHA Announces Receipt of $44 Million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Equity
August 2012
NYCHA Announces Appointment of New General Manager Cecil House
July 2012
PAL Play Street Opens at Douglass Houses in Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Multi-Million Dollar Funding Announced for Security Cameras at Bronx NYCHA Complexes
June 2012
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Honors NYCHA at 2012 Restore Brooklyn Benefit
Housing Authorities across U.S. Gearing Up for Father’s Day
New York State and New York City Seek to Double Supportive Housing for People with Special Needs by Using Medicaid Savings
May 2012
NYCHA Launches New Economic Opportunity Platform
ENYCE Donates Uniforms for NYCHA Citywide Basketball Tournament
NYCHA, HPD, BRONX PRO GROUP, SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED, CHASE AND ENTERPRISE Break Ground On New Energy Efficient Affordable And Supportive Housing Development
April 2012
Plan Announced to Give NYCHA Residents Preference in Filling 2,000 Jobs at New Barclays
NYCHA Replaces Thousands of Alarms as Carbon Monoxide Alarm Replacement Law Goes into Effect
City Partners Celebrate Opening of 168 New Affordable Apartments at the Elliot-Chelsea Development on the West Side of Manhattan
March 2012
"NYCHA Grows with its Garderners" Conference Held for the 10th Year
February 2012
NYCHA Opens New Community Center in the Polo Grounds
NYCHA Launches Strategic Plan Online
NYCHA Receives $10 Million from the New York City Council to Hire Public Housing Residents to Perform Crucial Repair Work
NYCHA Names Frederick S. Harris as Executive Vice President For Development
NYCHA Youth, NYC Public High School Students Kick Off Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with Life in Fashion Forum (DOE Press Release)
January 2012
NYCHA Launches Wizard's Corner Pilot Study Area Program for Children
HDC, HPD, HCR & NYCHA Join MacQuesten Development and Partners to Celebrate Rev. Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Apartments (HPD Press Release)
New NYCHA Inspector General Appointed by Department Of Investigation Commissioner (DOI Press Release)
NYCHA Unveils Its New Strategic Plan - Plan NYCHA: A Roadmap for Preservation
2011 Press
December 2011
NYCHA Chairman Rhea and HPD Commissioner Wambua Announce Second Development in NYC to Combine Affordable Rental Units and Public Housing
November 2011
NYCHA, Elected Officials and Residents Acknowledge the Excellent Work Done by the Maintenance Work Order Taskforce at South Jamaica Houses to Address the Backlog of Repairs
DEP and NYCHA Unveil Green Infrastructure Project
NYCHA Joins with Construction & General Building Laborers’ Local 79, MTDC to Celebrate the Addition of More Than 200 Public Housing Residents to the Union
NYCHA, HUD, and VA Announce That Over 1,400 Homeless Veterans Have Found Permanent Housing in New York City
October 2011
NYCHA, HPD join the Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corporation to celebrate the groundbreaking of Markham Gardens Manor
NYCHA Hosts the 49th Annual Garden and Greening Awards Ceremony
New York City Housing Authority Joins With PLANTERS, The Corps Network, and Green City Force to Expand New Yorkers Access to Open Space
August 2011
NYCHA Chairman John B. Rhea and HPD Commissioner Wambua Announce First of its Kind Development in NYC to Combine Affordable Rental Units and Public Housing
The Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Has Accepted All St. Nicholas NYCHA Families Who Applied For Admission
July 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Appoints First Current Public Housing Resident to New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Board (Mayoral Press Release)
June 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, Harlem RBI, New York Yankee Mark Teixeira and Officials Announce Development of New School and Affordable Housing Units in East Harlem (Mayoral Press Release)
April 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, US Department of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, Goldman Sachs Group President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn and New York City Housing Authority Chairman John Rhea Join the Harlem Children's Zone to Break Ground on the New Promise Academy Charter School Building and Community Center at the St. Nicholas Houses (Mayoral Press Release)
Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott, NYCHA Chairman Rhea, DYCD Commissioner Mullgrav and Police Commissioner Kelly Open the Gerard Carter Community Center on Staten Island
March 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Appointment of Emily Youssouf as Board Member for the New York City Housing Authority (Mayoral Press Release)
February 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, New York Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire and Nike Dedicate New Basketball Court at the Taylor-Wythe Community Center in Brooklyn (Mayoral Press Release)
PAL Teen Impact Center Opens at Brooklyn's Albany Houses
NYCHA Unveils its Safety and Security Task Force Report
