More than 9,500 residents live in the developments the agency is adding to its private management program, known as the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together initiative. Repairs will include kitchen and bathroom work, elevator maintenance and renovations to common spaces. The initiative will also address chronic gas and heat outages and include security upgrades.
The agency is also accepting RFEIs for the Edenwald Houses in the Bronx, Reid Apartments–Park Rock Consolidated in Brooklyn and Frederick Samuel Apartments in Harlem.
There are currently about 26,112 units in some stage of the PACT process, according to NYCHA.
NYCHA launched its PACT program in 2016, which ultimately brings developments into the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration and converts them to Section 8 Housing. The program has led to more than $1.8 billion worth of investments across 49 developments so far, and the agency’s goal is to use the program to modernize 62,000 apartments–about one-t
Amid a Rivalâs Crisis, Kathryn Garcia Makes a Push
A sexual harassment allegation against Scott Stringer may open a lane in the New York City mayorâs race for Ms. Garcia, a former sanitation commissioner.
Kathryn Garcia said she hoped to appeal to voters âlooking for expertise and experience.âCredit.Hilary Swift for The New York Times
May 4, 2021Updated 9:00 a.m. ET
In her years as a leader in New York City government, Kathryn Garcia earned a reputation as a veteran problem solver and the admiration of political insiders.
But in the months since Ms. Garcia, the cityâs former sanitation commissioner, began her campaign to be the next mayor of New York, she has struggled to use that track record to capture voter interest and break through a crowded field.
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The race for City Hall
By POLITICO NEW YORK STAFF
05/04/2021 05:01 AM EDT
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New York City’s June 22 Democratic primary is one of the most important mayoral contests in recent memory and is heating up every day. In a city that is roughly 7 to 1 Democrat, the primary could determine the next mayor, after almost eight years of a term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The crowded field includes more than two dozen hopefuls and based on early polls, fundraising and media attention, eight candidates appear viable in the first ever citywide ranked choice primary.
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The Lo-Down, has been volunteering with the Hester Street Collaborative as part of their Paths to Pier 42 project on the East River waterfront between Montgomery and Cherry streets. She reports on the progress toward creating public art and events, and how to get involved.
Pier 42 will host temporary art exhibits and community events this summer, while plans for permanent redevelopment proceed.
Arriving at Pier 42 for a community volunteer day, I was welcomed to the bustling “Banana Pier” by Hester Street Collaborative’s Dylan House.
“People who grew up in the area still call it that because of all the tropical fruits that used to be processed through here,” House says.