Hundreds of NYCHA apartments undergoing renovations to change stigma of affordable housing NEW YORK (WCBS) — Hundreds of New York City public housing apartments are getting a makeover. It’s part of a public and private initiative to improve the image of affordable housing, CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez reported Monday. Many public housing tenants have been plagued by rundown kitchens and bathrooms, mold, broken light fixtures, old flooring and peeling paint on ceilings and walls. But those living at Wise Towers, a NYCHA complex on the Upper West Side, will soon be coming home to a fully...