It's taking NYC over a year to fix up vacant public housing units, report shows
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The length of time it takes NYCHA to rent out available apartments has climbed in recent years, one of many factors exacerbating the city's affordable housing crisis, lawmakers say. "They just say it's not ready," said one resident currently living in a homeless shelter who has been waiting more than 10 months to move into the NYCHA unit she was approved for.
The water scare disrupted the lives of thousands of residents at the massive complex.