Speeches and Testimonies Archives

2022

December 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Senior Vice President Keith Grossman Winter Preparedness Across NYCHA Developments: Committee on Public Housing (12.14.2022)

November 2022

Testimony From NYCHA’s Executive Vice President for Resident Services Ukah Busgith Resident Engagement and Outreach Committee on Public Housing (11.17.2022)

September 2022

Testimony From Interim Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt Water Testing at Jacob Riis Houses Committee on Public Housing With the Committee on Oversight and Investigations and Committee on Environmental Protection (09.23.2022)

Testimony From Chief Procurement Officer Sergio Paneque Examining NYCHA’s Contracting and Hiring Processes Committee on Public Housing With the Committee on Contracts (09.20.2022)

June 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Senior Vice President Keith Grossman: Sanitation at NYCHA; Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management (06.21.2022)

May 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Chair & Ceo Greg Russ Executive Budget Hearing – Public Housing Committee on Public Housing With the Committee on Finance (05.23.2022)

Testimony From NYCHA Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia: The Impact of PACT/RAD – Committee on Public Housing (05.03.22) - Presentation available here

March 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ: Preliminary Budget Hearing - Public Housing: Committee on Public Housing (03.08.2022)

2021

November 2021

Testimony From NYCHA's Executive Vice President of Capital Projects Steven Lovci on NYCHA's Capital Spending of City Funds: Committee on Public Housing with the Subcommittee on Capital Budget (11.18.2021)

October 2021

Testimony From NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer Vito Mustaciuolo Utilities in Public Housing and NYCHA’s Winter Preparedness: Committee on Public Housing (10.12.2021)

June 2021

Testimony From NYCHA Vice President Of Waste Management & Pest Control Alfred Ferguson: NYCHA Waste Management Issues And Pest Problems: Committee On Public Housing (06.16.2021)

May 2021

Testimony From NYCHA Chair & Ceo Greg Russ Executive Budget Hearing: Public Housing Committee On Public Housing With The Committee On Finance (05.19.2021)

April 2021

Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships, Sideya Sherman: Assembly Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Aging (04.07.2021).

March 2021

Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ: Preliminary Budget Hearing – Assembly Committee on Public Housing (03.12.2021). Presentation available here.

January 2021

Testimony from NYCHA's Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia: NYCHA Development: NYCHA 2.0 and PACT/RAD Committee on Public Housing - Assembly Committee on Public Housing (01.13.2021)

2020

December 2020

Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Gregory Russ: NYCHA's Blueprint For Change Proposal To Help Streamline Operations And Address Its Capital Needs (12.08.20) - Assembly Committee On Housing. Presentation available here.

October 2020

Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo: An Update ON NYCHA's Plan To Address Chronic Mold Conditions at NYCHA Developments Committee on Public Housing (10.7.2020)

June 2020

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ Tenant Safety and Building Sanitation In The Time Of COVID-19 (06.29.2020)

March 2020

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ Preliminary Budget Hearing (03.13.2020)

January 2020

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ NYCHA's Winter Preparedness (01.15.2020)

2019

September 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction - Testimony from NYCHA's Senior Vice President of Support Services Joey Koch Accessibility in Public Housing (09.04.19)

June 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Public Safety- Testimony from NYCHA's Vice President of Public Housing Operations Carolyn Jasper Safety and Security in NYCHA (06.06.19)

May 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Finance- Testimony from NYCHA Interim Chair and CEO Kathryn Garcia Executive Budget Hearing - Public Housing (05.07.19)

April 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA's Executive Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships Sideya Sherman NYCHA Management of Tenant Participatory Activity (TPA) Funds (04.15.19)

March 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Subcommittee on Capital Budget - Testimony from NYCHA Interim Chair and CEO Kathryn Garcia Preliminary Budget Hearing (03.22.19)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Oversight and Investigations with the Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo Examining The DOI's Report on NYCHA Mismanagement at the Throggs Neck Houses (03.14.19)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Kathryn Garcia Examining NYCHA's New Agreement with HUD (03.11.19)

January 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Civil Service and Labor - Testimony from NYCHA EVP for Community Engagement and Partnerships on Section 3 Hiring Requirements (01.22.19)

2018

December 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Sub-Committee on Aging - Testimony from NYCHA EVP for External Affairs on Senior Services and Centers in NYCHA (12.05.18)

November 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Sub-Committee on Capital Budget - Testimony from NYCHA EVP for Capital Projects on NYCHA's 2017 Physical Needs Assessment (11.15.18)

October 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Interim Chair and CEO on NYCHA Development and Privatization (10.30.18)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo on Preparing for the Winter: Heat and Hot Water at NYCHA Developments (10.24.18)

May 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Finance with the Committee on Public Housing and Sub-Committee on Capital Budget – Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo (5.16.18)

April 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo (4.24.18)

NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye Remarks on Stepping Down from Her Role (4.10.18)

March 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye (3.14.18)

February 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye (2.06.18)

2017

December 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye (12.05.17)

October 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Community Engagement & Partnerships Sideya Sherman (10.24.17)

June 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Community Engagement & Partnerships Sideya Sherman (6.20.17)

May 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Finance – Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye (5.18.17)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Environmental Protection - Testimony from NYCHA’s Senior Advisor to the General Manager Shireen Riazi Kermani (5.02.17)

April 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA’s Senior Advisor to the General Counsel Dan Hafetz (4.24.17)

March 2017

NYCHA Chair Delivers Speech on the Future of Public Housing at NAHRO Conference in Washington (3.27.17)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye at the Preliminary Budget Hearing (3.13.17)

February 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee On Recovery & Resilience - Testimony from NYCHA Vice President for Recovery & Resilience Joy Sinderbrand (2.28.17)

2016

November 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee On Sanitation And Solid Waste Management - Testimony from NYCHA Project Manager Elena Tenchikova on Recycling in NYCHA (11.30.16)

October 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Leased Housing Cathy Pennington and HPD Deputy Commissioner Eva Trimble on HUD’S Proposed Rule on Small Area Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Program (10.05.16)

June 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from Sideya Sherman, Acting Executive Vice President for Community Programs & Development, NYCHA (6.23.16)

NYCHA Chair Addresses CRAIN's Business Breakfast Forum on Innovation (6.16.16)

May 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing and Committee on Finance - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye (5.19.16)

April 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Michael Kelly (4.21.16)

March 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye at the Preliminary Budget Hearing (3.28.16)

January 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye for "NextGeneration NYCHA Development Plan" (1.26.16)

2015

October 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Contracts - Statement from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye (10.01.15)

June 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Finance - Statement from NYCHA General Manager Michael Kelly (06.08.15) (Remarks | Presentation)

May 2015

Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Capital Projects Ray Riberio on the State's $100 Million Allocation to NYCHA (05.28.15)

April 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Testimony From NYCHA Executive Vice President For Capital Projects Raymond Ribeiro (04.30.15)

March 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye for Preliminary Budget Hearing (03.26.15)

February 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye on NYCHA's Public Private Partnership to Preserve and Protect Project-Based Section 8 Housing (02.10.15)

2014

December 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye on Lighting and Safety in NYCHA Developments (12.16.14) (Remarks | Presentation | Infographic)

October 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from Brian Clarke, NYCHA VP of Operations, on Domestic Violence in NYCHA Developments (10.14.14)

September 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from Liz Glazer, Director of Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, on Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (09.16.14)

June 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Finance – Executive Budget Hearing (06.03.14) (Remarks | Presentation)

April 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committees on Juvenile Justice and Public Safety – NYPD's Operation Crew Cut and Crime Reduction Strategies for NYCHA (04.28.14)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing and Committee on Housing and Buildings – Effectiveness and Impact of HPD and NYCHA's Downsizing Policies and Practices (04.09.14)

March 2014

City Council 2014-2018 Adopted Operating and Capital Budget Briefing Presentation (03.21.14)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - NYCHA’s Five-Year Operating And Capital Plans (03.21.14)

February 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency - Provisional Heating Systems in the Wake of Sandy (02.27.14)

2013

December 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Council Member-Funded Capital Projects at NYCHA (12.18.13)

November 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - NYCHA's Efforts to Repair, Rebuild, and Recover in the Wake of Sandy and Other Disasters (11.20.13)

June 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committees on Public Housing and Finance - Proposed Actions to Address Impact of Federal Sequestration (06.13.13)

New York City Council Testimony: Committees on Public Housing and Finance

May 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management (05.23.13)

March 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Oversight - NYCHA's Plans to Lease Land for Development (04.05.13)

New York State Assembly Testimony: NYCHA Real Property Use (03.15.13)

Committee on Public Housing Testimony: Preliminary Budget (03.12.13)

February 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Emergency Planning and Management During and After the Storm: NYCHA's Emergency Planning and Response (2.13.13)

New York State Assembly Testimony: Capital Construction Facilities Management and Asset Disposition (2.1.13)

January 2013

New York City Council Testimony: NYCHA's Planning and Response for Superstorm Sandy (1.17.13)

2012

October 2012

New York City Council Testimony: Executive VP of Operations Carlos Laboy-Diaz - Right-Sizing: NYCHA's Policy of Transferring Tenants in Under-Occupied Apartments (10.23.12)

September 2012

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B. Rhea - Boston Consulting Group Report Findings (9.27.12)

Speech: Chairman John B. Rhea - A Better New York (ABNY) (9.24.12)

August 2012

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B. Rhea - Update on NYCHA's Use of City Council Funding to Install Security Systems at NYCHA Developments (8.16.12)

June 2012

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B. Rhea - NYCHA's Five-Year Operating and Capital Plans (6.5.12)

April 2012

New York City Council Testimony: Acting General Manager Atefeh Riazi & Senior Vice President for Leased Housing Carlos A. Serano - Update on NYCHA's Management of the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program (4.26.12)

January 2012

New York City Council Testimony: Deputy General Manager for Community Programs and Development Sharon Myrie - Resident Participation in NYCHA Developments (1.23.12)

2011

November 2011

New York City Council Testimony: Acting General Manager Atefeh Riazi - NYCHA's Emergency Preparedness Festival (11.22.11)

October 2011

New York City Council Testimony: Senior Advisor Michelle Pinnock and Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein - Oversight: Improvements and Remaining Challenges to NYCHA Section 3 Resident Employment Program (10.28.11)

September 2011

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Emergency Preparedness Festival (09.17.11)

Speech: Resident Scholarship Manager Tischelle George - NYCHA/CUNY Resident Scholarship Program Reception (09.15.11)

August 2011

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - NY Elected Leaders Honor Smith Houses TA President (8.31.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - NFL/NYCHA Officiating Academy (08.17.11)

June 2011

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Harlem RBI DREAM Academy and Affordable Housing Announcement (06.13.11)

Slideshow: Supporting Supportive Housing: NYCHA in the New Paradigm - Supportive Housing Network of New York 2011 Conference [PowerPoint Presentation] (06.09.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Supporting Supportive Housing: NYCHA in the New Paradigm - Supportive Housing Network of New York 2011 Conference (06.09.11)

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B Rhea - NYCHA’s Five Year Operating Budget: City Council Committees on Public Housing and Finance (06.02.11)

May 2011

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - New York Academy of Medicine Grant to Alleviate Asthma (05.09.11)

April 2011

New York City Council Testimony: Assistant Deputy General Manager for Development Ilene Popkin - The Future of Mixed Finance Projects (04.29.11)

New York City Council Testimony: Deputy General Manager for Operations Carlos G. Laboy Díaz - Federalization (04.29.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Arbor Day 2011 Celebration (04.28.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - NYCHA's 41st Annual Talent Show (04.16.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - St. Nicholas Charter School Groundbreaking (04.07.11)

March 2011

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B Rhea - NYCHA's Five Year Capital Plan: City Council Committee on Public Housing (03.28.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Basketball Court Dedication at Taylor-Wythe Community Center (03.03.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Before the City Planning Commission Regarding W 129th St. (03.02.11)

February 2011

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Albany Houses Teen Impact Center Ribbon Cutting (02.24.11)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - NYCHA's 2011 Black History Month Program (02.23.11)

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B Rhea - Oversight: An Eye Towards Safety - Examining NYCHA's Safety and Security Task Force (02.17.11)

January 2011

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Year Up New York Class 8 Graduation (02.01.11)

New York City Council Testimony: Federal Relations Director Steven Love - NYCHA's Disposition of Land (01.26.11)

Speech: Deputy General Manager Deidra Gilliard - Habitat for Humanity's MLK Build Weekend (01.16.11)

Speech: Chairman John B. Rhea - Brooklyn South President's Award Dinner (01.06.11)

2010

November 2010

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Housing Partnership Development Corporation's 28th Anniversary Luncheon Address: Expanding Strong Partnerships for Sustainable Communities (11.19.10)

October 2010

New York City Council Testimony: Assistant Deputy General Manager for Community Operations, Deidra Gilliard - The Impact of the Department of Education's and NYCHA's Fee Policies on the Ability to Provide Services for Youth (10.29.10)

New York State Assembly Testimony: General Manager Michael Kelly - The Maintenance of Public Housing Developments (10.26.10)

New York City Council Testimony: Deputy General Manager for Operations Gloria Finkelman - How DHS and NYCHA Coordinate in Determining Eligibility for Shelter/ NYCHA's Occupancy Policy (10.26.10)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - The Settlement Summit Address: More Than Bricks and Mortar: Services That Build Strong Communities (10.05.10)

June 2010

New York City Council Testimony: Deputy General Manager for Operations, Gloria Finkelman - Occupancy and Remaining Family Member Grievance Policy (06.28.10)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Tri-state Affordable Housing Forum (06.16.10)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Renaming of Bronxdale Houses to the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Houses and Community Center (06.04.10)

May 2010

New York City City Council Testimony: Chairman John B Rhea - NYCHA's Five Year Operating Budget (05.21.10)

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - Harlem RBI's Bids for Kids Annual Dinner & Auction (05.19.10)

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B Rhea - The Section 3 Program and Economic Empowerment for NYCHA Residents (05.10.10)

April 2010

Speech: Chairman John B Rhea - 2010 Union Settlement Spring Gala (04.28.10)

New York City Council Testimony: Commisioner Margarita López - NYCHA's Green Agenda and Energy Policy (04.15.10)

New York City Council Testimony: General Manager Michael Kelly - The Future of Section 8 in New York City (04.15.10)

March 2010

Slideshow: NYC Council - 2010 Preliminary Budget Hearing [PowerPoint Presentation] - (03.15.10)

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B Rhea - NYCHA's Budget (03.15.10)

Slideshow:_NYC_Council_-_Proposed Federalization of State & City Developed Public Housing_[PowerPoint Presentation]_(03.01.10)

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman B Rhea - Federalization of State and City Developments (03.01.10)

February 2010

New York City Council Testimony: Chairman John B Rhea - The Recent Loss of Section 8 Vouchers and the Future of Section 8 in New York City (02.23.10)