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NYCHA Executive Vice President for Property Management Operations Daniel Greene Honored with 2026 Sloan Public Service Award

With this award, the Fund for the City of New York recognizes Greene’s dedication and accomplishments in leading the transformation of environmental health and operations at the nation’s largest public housing authority  
   

NEW YORK – The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced that Executive Vice President for Property Management Operations Daniel Greene has been honored with the 2026 Sloan Public Service Award from the Fund for the City of New York. The award, which is widely regarded as one of New York City’s highest honors for career public service, recognizes Greene’s profound dedication and accomplishments in leading transformative environmental health and operational reforms at NYCHA, including overseeing the largest lead abatement initiative in public housing in the United States while modernizing systems that directly affect the daily lives of more than 500,000 New Yorkers.

“Dan Greene exemplifies hard work and dedication in his daily commitment to NYCHA residents and employees,” said NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt. “His service to NYCHA extends well beyond the workday; it is a constant commitment to addressing residents’ needs and improving their quality of life day in and day out. His consistent presence alongside frontline staff on the ground each day has meaningfully earned him the respect of residents and staff alike. Dan sets the bar remarkably high for what a public servant can be.” 

“Dan is a passionate, dedicated, and caring public servant who is laser-focused on improving the resident experience,” said NYCHA Chief Operating Officer Eva Trimble. “He also cares deeply about the experience of frontline employees and uses increased accountability to improve service. As a direct result of Dan's work, NYCHA has made tangible improvements in the homes of NYCHA residents – including impressive reductions in environmental hazards such as lead-based paint and mold – and this award could not be going to a more deserving individual.”  

Since joining NYCHA in 2019, Greene has led major reforms in lead, mold, asbestos, and water quality management while overseeing operations across NYCHA’s 177,565 apartments in 335 developments citywide. Under his leadership, NYCHA has abated more than 15,000 apartments through its TEMPO lead remediation initiative and is ahead of schedule in its goal to eliminate potential sources of lead exposure across the portfolio by 2029. 

Presented by the Fund for the City of New York since 1973, the Sloan Public Service Awards recognize extraordinary public servants whose leadership, innovation, and commitment strengthen both the lives of New Yorkers and the effectiveness of government. Greene’s career has been defined by translating complex environmental and legal challenges into operational systems that improve public health and resident trust. 

Before joining NYCHA, he served in the New York City Law Department, where he worked on major environmental matters involving hazardous materials, public schools, and remediation efforts, including the Gowanus Canal Superfund designation. He later served as General Counsel for the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, helping oversee approximately $2 billion in Hurricane Sandy recovery and resilience initiatives.  

At NYCHA, Greene has become known for combining data-driven management with highly visible, hands-on leadership. He helped create operational dashboards and borough-wide maintenance summits that improved accountability, productivity, and response times across a system that processes more than 146,000 repair work orders each month. He also launched the “Maintenance Cares” initiative, encouraging frontline staff to proactively identify maintenance and safety concerns before they escalate for residents. 

Rather than operating primarily from headquarters, Greene routinely works from developments across the city, meeting directly with maintenance staff, property managers, tenant leaders, and residents.  

“The New York City Housing Authority lives on the ground and in our properties – not in a central office,” said NYCHA Executive Vice President for Property Management Operations Daniel Greene. “You need to be out there with residents and staff to really understand the day-to-day issues they live with and work through.” 

His leadership has also played a central role in strengthening NYCHA’s compliance and accountability efforts under the 2019 federal agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development related to environmental health and quality-of-life conditions. Federal oversight officials have publicly recognized NYCHA’s lead abatement program as among the strongest in public housing nationally. 

In honoring Greene, the Sloan Public Service Awards also recognize the critical role career public servants play in maintaining public trust, strengthening public institutions, and improving quality of life for New Yorkers at an extraordinary scale. 

Greene and his fellow honorees are being recognized at the 2026 Sloan Public Service Awards Citywide Reception and Ceremony on Thursday, May 28 at the New York Historical Society.