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|  Welcome to the Residents’ Corner! Here you will find information on Community Center activities, senior activities, health services, and employment opportunities. Learn more about NYCHA's Resident Leadership and policies and initiatives that impact you. You can find all that and more here in the Residents' Corner. |  |
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REES Launches New Website for Resident OpportunitiesNYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES) has launched OpportunityNYCHA.org - a website that helps link NYCHA residents to adult education and training, employment, financial empowerment and resident business development opportunities and programs in their neighborhood.  REES Launches New Website for Resident OpportunitiesOpportunityNYCHA.org | |
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 Bike Share Program Offering Discount to NYCHA Residents Citi Bike provides New Yorkers and visitors with an additional transportation option for getting around the city and NYCHA residents can become annual members for only $60 - a savings of over 35% from the regular membership fee. Visit citibikenyc.com/pricing/discounted or call 1-855-BIKE-311 for more information. Citi Bike Annual Membership Discount for NYCHA Residents |
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NYCHA Partnership Creates Construction Training & Job Placement Program New Yorkers will now have new employment opportunities through the Building Skills NY workforce-training program. The program – made possible through partnership between NYCHA, Building Skills NY, Brooklyn Workforce Innovation, and Goldman Sachs Bank’s Urban Investment Group - will recruit and train individuals to work on affordable housing projects in their local communities. NYCHA Chairman John B. Rhea emphasized the benefits of hiring within communities under development during the April 22 announcement, highlighting the advantages for residents, contractors, and housing developers. Building Skills Program Prepares NYCHA Residents for Work on Affordable Housing Developments |
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NYCHA Residents Learn How to Get Rid of Mold After Hurricane Sandy brought the scourge of mold to the bathrooms, kitchens and basements of many NYCHA developments across the city, the Authority worked with partners to provide mold awareness training to residents through sessions held in Coney Island, the Lower East Side, Red Hook, the Rockaways and Staten Island. NYCHA Residents Learn How to Get Rid of Mold |
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NYCHA's Got Talent The 43rd Annual NYCHA Talent Show Competition once again provided a professional venue for residents of all ages to display their talents in dance, music, drama and the spoken word. This year’s theme for the April 13 Competition was “Change the World.” Many of the participants were recruited from NYCHA Community and Senior Centers, but new talent was also discovered through the audition process. NYCHA's Got TalentStudioNYCHA |
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NYCHA Engages Residents on Its Land Lease Plan Over the past several months, NYCHA has been meeting with residents, resident leaders, elected officials, and other stakeholders to present a proposal to develop new low-income and market rate housing on NYCHA land. The Authority’s ongoing engagement with residents and others has included a discussion of the challenges that make developing new, sustainable sources of revenue necessary, as well as information on how the plan will benefit public housing residents and communities across the City. NYCHA Land Lease Opportunity to Preserve Public HousingSubmit Your Comment on NYCHA's Land Lease Plan |
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Parent Pledge Project The City provides assistance with the Parent Pledge Project, which helps parents prepare child support agreements outside of court, in a collaborative environment. A trained mediator will help you and your child's other parent develop a child support agreement. Parent Pledge Project |
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NYCHA Teen Had Extreme Trip to School Ocean Bay Apts. resident Santiago Muñoz had a unique daily commute to school, traveling from his home in the Rockaways to the prestigious Bronx High School of Science. Ocean Bay resident spent five hours a day going to and from Rockaways to Bronx Science |
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Starting Over After Sandy Through donations and partnerships, NYCHA residents who lost not only their home, but also all of their belongings due to Hurricane Sandy were able to relocate to furnished apartments. NYCHA Residents Receive New Furniture Thanks To Generous Donations |
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Resident Watch Volunteers Learn How to Keep Developments Safe NYCHA held a July 9 training for volunteers of the Resident Watch program. Resident volunteers gave their time to learn more about keeping their respective developments safe and secure thanks to help from the New York City Police Department. NYCHA Resident Watch Training Helps Volunteers Safeguard Developments |
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Request Photo Identification from NYCHA Employees For the safety of our residents, we encourage you to ask employees for I.D. before allowing them access into your apartment. Please be aware that all NYCHA employees are required to carry identification and must show this I.D. upon request; it should have an orange sticker that says "2012-2013." It is the official source of photo identification for all NYCHA employees. Find out more about verifying NYCHA identification |
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Learn How to Get Your IDs in NYC Having an ID is one of the keys to success. Learn how to apply for a birth certificate, Social Security card and non-driver State ID. Learn more about getting your ID |
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