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Arsenic Found in Water at N.Y.C. Housing Complex
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2022
The city distributed bottled water and urged residents not to drink their tap water after a preliminary test result on Friday showed levels of arsenic higher than federal drinking water guidelines. Source: New York Times
One Woman’s Life in Subsidized Housing, and Her Campaign to Fix It
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
At the Holmes Towers on the Upper East Side, La Keesha Taylor has formed a coalition to keep the elevators running, the heat working and the rodents at bay. Source: New York Times
New York City Estimates More Homeless and Unsheltered People
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2022
The significance of the new numbers can be hard to discern, because city officials used different methods to tally a subpopulation during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Adams Announces Plan to Fix New York City’s Growing Housing Crisis
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams laid out a blueprint to increase homeownership, reduce street homelessness and improve public housing. But housing groups say his budget, $1 billion short of what he had promised, will not be enough. Source: New York Times
Entrepreneurship Is Alive in N.Y. Public Housing. Will the City Step Up?
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2022
A new report urges officials to support New York City’s most vulnerable business owners, at a time when jobs lost to the pandemic may take years to return. Source: New York Times
‘I’m Scared’: Thousands in New York Public Housing Are Behind on Rent
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
NYCHA is pledging to avoid evictions. But many tenants in arrears are anxious. Source: New York Times
In Arrears and Anxious
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
Thousands of tenants in public housing in New York City are behind on the rent. The city is promising to avoid evictions. Source: New York Times
As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2021
Without dedicated funding for conservation, many of New York City’s public memorials and artworks are decaying from neglect. Source: New York Times
After Hurricane Sandy, a Park in Lower Manhattan at the Center of a Fight
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
Nine years after Hurricane Sandy, residents of Lower Manhattan are still vulnerable to rising seas. The fight over a plan to protect them reveals why progress on our most critical challenges is so hard. Source: New York Times
New York Has a Housing Crisis. How Would the Mayoral Candidates Fix It?
By Gotham Rex on June 13, 2021
New York City’s affordability problems were laid bare by the pandemic. Mayoral candidates offer solutions, but steep political and logistical obstacles remain. Source: New York Times
Lynne Patton Fined and Barred From Government Over RNC Video
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
Lynne Patton recruited and interviewed public housing tenants in New York City for a pro-Trump re-election video. The residents accused her of tricking them into participating. Source: New York Times
Trapped at Home in the Pandemic With Mold and a Leaky Roof
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
As the wealthy upgrade their homes, poor New Yorkers have to wait out the health crisis in rundown public housing. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2020
“I am not a Trump supporter,” one of the tenants said, adding that she was furious that her interview with a government official was used for the convention. Source: New York Times
‘The City Fumbled It’: How 4 Families Took On the Virus
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
In the South Bronx, the coronavirus had a devastating impact on an already vulnerable population. Residents of public housing didn’t wait for the city to help. Source: New York Times