NYCHA Archives - Page 7 of 9 - Harlem World Magazine

Mayor de Blasio Invests $200 Million In 20 NYCHA Developments From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today a $200 million investment to replace boilers and upgrade heating systems at 20 NYCHA developments experiencing chronic outages. Continue reading

Deep Freeze With Probable Record Lows From Harlem To Hollis

PIX11 News reports that the Big Apple has been stuck in a freezer for several days and there isn’t much relief in sight.Continue reading

Service Restored To East Harlem Building

ABC reports that heat and hot water have been restored to a building in East Harlem after problems with service during the bitterly cold weather.Continue reading

Seitu’s World: NAN Honors Shola Olatoye, NYCHA CEO In Harlem (Photographs)

Photographs by Seitu Oronde On Thursday, December 19, 2017, a diverse group came together to honor Shola Olatoye, CEO NYCHA at the National Action Network (NAN) in Harlem, NY. Continue reading

Woman Says Lobby Leak In Father`s Harlem Unit Is Dangerous

PX11 reports that Christine Zayas says every time she visits her father at the Corsi Houses, she is afraid someone will get hurt.Continue reading

First Lady McCray, Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito And Others Announce NYCHA Farm Expansion

First Lady Chirlane McCray, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, NYC Housing Authority Chair Shola Olatoye and Gabrielle Fialkoff, Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Partnerships came together today.Continue reading

Mayor Signs Right To Counsel Bill Sponsored By Harlem’s Mark Levine And Others

Today Mayor Bill de Blasio will sign Intro 214-B, a landmark bill passed on July 20th, 2017, by the New York City Council and sponsored by Council Members Mark Levine and Vanessa L. Gibson.Continue reading

Stay Safe And Cool During Heat Wave From Harlem To Hollis

To help Harlemites continue to beat the heat, the New York City Emergency Management Department today announced that cooling centers will remain open Friday, July 21, 2017.Continue reading

Stay Safe And Cool During Heat Wave From Harlem To Hollis

To help Harlemites continue to beat the heat, the New York City Emergency Management Department today announced that cooling centers will remain open Friday, July 21, 2017.Continue reading

Stay Safe And Cool During Heat Wave From Harlem To Hollis

To help Harlemites continue to beat the heat, the New York City Emergency Management Department today announced that cooling centers will remain open Friday, July 21, 2017.Continue reading

Rep. Levine And Others Leaders Celebrate Passage Of Landmark Tenants’ Rights Bill

The New York City Council today voted to pass Intro 214-B, a landmark bill sponsored by Council Members Mark Levine and Vanessa Gibson, that requires the Office of Civil Justice to establish a program for legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction in housing court within five years.Continue reading

Rats, Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces $32 Million Neighborhood Rat Plan

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a $32 million, multi-agency plan to reduce the city’s rat population that targets the three most infested parts of city: the Grand Concourse area, Chinatown/East Village/Lower East Side and Bushwick/Bedford-Stuyvesant. Continue reading

Electeds de Blasio, Levine, Espaillat And Others Announce Cameras At NYCHA Houses

The de Blasio Administration today kicked off National Safety Month by announcing the installation of new closed-circuit television cameras at 22 public housing developments, representing an investment of $15 million in City and State funding. Continue reading

3 Big Problems Plague Harlem River Houses

Brittany Hunter lives inside the Harlem River Houses and says there are so many problems in her building -- and they start at the front door.Continue reading

Harlem NYCHA Residents Bathe In Cold Water

Residents in a Harlem apartment say they haven't taken a hot shower in months.Continue reading