Speeches and Testimonies

March 2024

Testimony from NYCHA’s Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt Preliminary Budget Hearing – Public Housing Committee on Public Housing (3.12.2024)

February 2024

Testimony from NYCHA’s Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt Examining NYCHA’s Response to Bribery and Extortion in Micro-Purchase Contracts Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Contracts and Committee onOversight and Investigations (2.27.2024)

November 2023

Testimony from NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer Eva Trimble Doors, Locks, and Lights: the Infrastructure of Resident Safety at NYCHA Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Aging (11.30.2023)

Testimony from NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer Eva Trimble Mayor’s Management Report: Agency Performance in Delivering Housing & Services Committee on Oversight and Investigations (11.01.2023)

October 2023

Testimony from NYCHA’s Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt RAD/PACT, the Trust, and the Future of NYCHA - Committee on Public Housing (10.24.2023)

September 2023

Testimony From NYCHA’s Chief Asset & Capital Management Officer Shaan Mavani - $78.34 Billion: NYCHA’s Physical Needs Assessment - Committee on Public Housing (9.22.2023)

June 2023

Testimony from NYCHA’s Executive Vice President for Operations Support Services Keith Grossman Summer Preparedness in NYCHA Developments Committee on Public Housing

May 2023

Testimony from NYCHA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt Executive Budget Hearing – Public Housing Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Finance (5.19.23)

April 2023

Testimony from NYCHA’s Senior Director of Resident Initiatives Shanna Castillo Resident Hiring and Section 3 Requirements Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Civil Service and Labor (4.20.23)

March 2023

Testimony from NYCHA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt Preliminary Budget Hearing – Public Housing: Committee on Public Housing (3.13.23)

February 2023

Testimony From NYCHA's Chief Compliance Officer Brad Greenburg On Air Quality in NYCHA Apartments: Committee on Public Housing (2.28.23)

January 2023

Testimony From NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer Eva Trimble Examining the Causes of Vacancies in New York City Housing Authority Properties: Committee on Public Housing (1.31.2023)

December 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Senior Vice President Keith Grossman Winter Preparedness Across NYCHA Developments: Committee on Public Housing (12.14.2022)

November 2022

Testimony From NYCHA’s Executive Vice President for Resident Services Ukah Busgith Resident Engagement and Outreach Committee on Public Housing (11.17.2022)

September 2022

Testimony From Interim Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt Water Testing at Jacob Riis Houses Committee on Public Housing With the Committee on Oversight and Investigations and Committee on Environmental Protection (09.23.2022)


Testimony From Chief Procurement Officer Sergio Paneque Examining NYCHA’s Contracting and Hiring Processes Committee on Public Housing With the Committee on Contracts (09.20.2022)

June 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Senior Vice President Keith Grossman: Sanitation at NYCHA; Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management (06.21.2022)

May 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Chair & Ceo Greg Russ Executive Budget Hearing – Public Housing Committee on Public Housing With the Committee on Finance (05.23.2022)

Testimony From NYCHA Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia: The Impact of PACT/RAD – Committee on Public Housing (05.03.22) - Presentation available here

March 2022

Testimony From NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ: Preliminary Budget Hearing - Public Housing: Committee on Public Housing (03.08.2022)

November 2021

Testimony From NYCHA's Executive Vice President of Capital Projects Steven Lovci on NYCHA's Capital Spending of City Funds: Committee on Public Housing with the Subcommittee on Capital Budget (11.18.2021)

October 2021

Testimony From NYCHA’s Chief Operating Officer Vito Mustaciuolo Utilities in Public Housing and NYCHA’s Winter Preparedness: Committee on Public Housing (10.12.2021)

June 2021

Testimony From NYCHA Vice President Of Waste Management & Pest Control Alfred Ferguson: NYCHA Waste Management Issues And Pest Problems: Committee On Public Housing (06.16.2021)

May 2021

Testimony From NYCHA Chair & Ceo Greg Russ Executive Budget Hearing: Public Housing Committee On Public Housing With The Committee On Finance (05.19.2021)

April 2021

Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships, Sideya Sherman: Assembly Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Aging (04.07.2021).

March 2021

Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ: Preliminary Budget Hearing – Assembly Committee on Public Housing (03.12.2021). Presentation available here.

January 2021

Testimony from NYCHA's Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia: NYCHA Development: NYCHA 2.0 and PACT/RAD Committee on Public Housing - Assembly Committee on Public Housing (01.13.2021)

December 2020

Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Gregory Russ: NYCHA's Blueprint For Change Proposal To Help Streamline Operations And Address Its Capital Needs (12.08.20) - Assembly Committee On Housing. Presentation available here.

October 2020

Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo: An Update ON NYCHA's Plan To Address Chronic Mold Conditions at NYCHA Developments Committee on Public Housing (10.7.2020)

June 2020

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ Tenant Safety and Building Sanitation In The Time Of COVID-19 (06.29.2020)

March 2020

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ Preliminary Budget Hearing (03.13.2020)

January 2020

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ NYCHA's Winter Preparedness (01.15.2020)

September 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction - Testimony from NYCHA's Senior Vice President of Support Services Joey Koch Accessibility in Public Housing (09.04.19)

June 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Public Safety- Testimony from NYCHA's Vice President of Public Housing Operations Carolyn Jasper Safety and Security in NYCHA (06.06.19)

May 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Finance- Testimony from NYCHA Interim Chair and CEO Kathryn Garcia Executive Budget Hearing - Public Housing (05.07.19)

April 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA's Executive Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships Sideya Sherman NYCHA Management of Tenant Participatory Activity (TPA) Funds (04.15.19)

March 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Subcommittee on Capital Budget - Testimony from NYCHA Interim Chair and CEO Kathryn Garcia Preliminary Budget Hearing (03.22.19)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Oversight and Investigations with the Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo Examining The DOI's Report on NYCHA Mismanagement at the Throggs Neck Houses (03.14.19)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Kathryn Garcia Examining NYCHA's New Agreement with HUD (03.11.19)

January 2019

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Civil Service and Labor - Testimony from NYCHA EVP for Community Engagement and Partnerships on Section 3 Hiring Requirements (01.22.19)

December 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Sub-Committee on Aging - Testimony from NYCHA EVP for External Affairs on Senior Services and Centers in NYCHA (12.05.18)

November 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Sub-Committee on Capital Budget - Testimony from NYCHA EVP for Capital Projects on NYCHA's 2017 Physical Needs Assessment (11.15.18)

October 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Interim Chair and CEO on NYCHA Development and Privatization (10.30.18)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo on Preparing for the Winter: Heat and Hot Water at NYCHA Developments (10.24.18)

May 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Finance with the Committee on Public Housing and Sub-Committee on Capital Budget – Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo (5.16.18)

April 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo (4.24.18)

NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye Remarks on Stepping Down from Her Role (4.10.18)

March 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye (3.14.18)

February 2018

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye (2.06.18)

December 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye (12.05.17)

October 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Community Engagement & Partnerships Sideya Sherman (10.24.17)

June 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Community Engagement & Partnerships Sideya Sherman (6.20.17)

May 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Finance – Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye (5.18.17)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Environmental Protection - Testimony from NYCHA’s Senior Advisor to the General Manager Shireen Riazi Kermani (5.02.17)

April 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA’s Senior Advisor to the General Counsel Dan Hafetz (4.24.17)

March 2017

NYCHA Chair Delivers Speech on the Future of Public Housing at NAHRO Conference in Washington (3.27.17)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye at the Preliminary Budget Hearing (3.13.17)

February 2017

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee On Recovery & Resilience - Testimony from NYCHA Vice President for Recovery & Resilience Joy Sinderbrand (2.28.17)

November 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee On Sanitation And Solid Waste Management - Testimony from NYCHA Project Manager Elena Tenchikova on Recycling in NYCHA (11.30.16)

October 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Leased Housing Cathy Pennington and HPD Deputy Commissioner Eva Trimble on HUD’S Proposed Rule on Small Area Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Program (10.05.16)

June 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from Sideya Sherman, Acting Executive Vice President for Community Programs & Development, NYCHA (6.23.16)

NYCHA Chair Addresses CRAIN's Business Breakfast Forum on Innovation (6.16.16)

May 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing and Committee on Finance - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye (5.19.16)

April 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA General Manager Michael Kelly (4.21.16)

March 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye at the Preliminary Budget Hearing (3.28.16)

January 2016

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Testimony from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye for "NextGeneration NYCHA Development Plan" (1.26.16)

October 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Contracts - Statement from NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye (10.01.15)

June 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Finance - Statement from NYCHA General Manager Michael Kelly (06.08.15) (Remarks | Presentation)

May 2015

Testimony from NYCHA Executive Vice President for Capital Projects Ray Riberio on the State's $100 Million Allocation to NYCHA (05.28.15)

April 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Testimony From NYCHA Executive Vice President For Capital Projects Raymond Ribeiro (04.30.15)

March 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye for Preliminary Budget Hearing (03.26.15)

February 2015

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye on NYCHA's Public Private Partnership to Preserve and Protect Project-Based Section 8 Housing (02.10.15)

December 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye on Lighting and Safety in NYCHA Developments (12.16.14) (Remarks | Presentation | Infographic)

October 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from Brian Clarke, NYCHA VP of Operations, on Domestic Violence in NYCHA Developments (10.14.14)

September 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing – Statement from Liz Glazer, Director of Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, on Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (09.16.14)

June 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committee on Finance – Executive Budget Hearing (06.03.14) (Remarks | Presentation)

April 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with Committees on Juvenile Justice and Public Safety – NYPD's Operation Crew Cut and Crime Reduction Strategies for NYCHA (04.28.14)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing and Committee on Housing and Buildings – Effectiveness and Impact of HPD and NYCHA's Downsizing Policies and Practices (04.09.14)

March 2014

City Council 2014-2018 Adopted Operating and Capital Budget Briefing Presentation (03.21.14)

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - NYCHA’s Five-Year Operating And Capital Plans (03.21.14)

February 2014

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency - Provisional Heating Systems in the Wake of Sandy (02.27.14)

December 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - Council Member-Funded Capital Projects at NYCHA (12.18.13)

November 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing - NYCHA's Efforts to Repair, Rebuild, and Recover in the Wake of Sandy and Other Disasters (11.20.13)

June 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committees on Public Housing and Finance - Proposed Actions to Address Impact of Federal Sequestration (06.13.13)

New York City Council Testimony: Committees on Public Housing and Finance

May 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Committee on Public Housing with the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management (05.23.13)

March 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Oversight - NYCHA's Plans to Lease Land for Development (04.05.13)

New York State Assembly Testimony: NYCHA Real Property Use (03.15.13)

Committee on Public Housing Testimony: Preliminary Budget (03.12.13)

February 2013

New York City Council Testimony: Emergency Planning and Management During and After the Storm: NYCHA's Emergency Planning and Response (2.13.13)

New York State Assembly Testimony: Capital Construction Facilities Management and Asset Disposition (2.1.13)

January 2013

New York City Council Testimony: NYCHA's Planning and Response for Superstorm Sandy (1.17.13)

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