2013 Press Releases

Press Releases

2013 Press Releases

NYCHA Completes CCTV Installation at City-Council Funded Developments
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

NYCHA is on Track to Complete CCTV Installation at City Council-Funded Developments by the End of the Year
Monday, December 23, 2013

NYCHA Reports on Submissions for Development on Public Housing Property
Thursday, December 19, 2013

CMOM, NYCHA and Union Settlement Celebrate the Opening of the Early Childhood Literacy and Health Hubs
Thursday, December 19, 2013

State Senator Daniel Squadron, NYCHA Announce Initiative to Close SNAP Gap
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

NYCHA Reduces Work Order Backlog to 48,000
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

HPD, HDC & NYCHA Join SKA Marin and Partners to Celebrate the Ribbon-Cutting for New Affordable Senior Housing in Brooklyn
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

HPD, HDC, NYCHA, CPC Resources, L+M Development Partners, Lemle & Wolff, The New York Housing Partnership, and Partners Celebrate the Groundbreaking of Affordable Family Housing in the Bronx
Thursday, November 21, 2013

NYCHA Announces Developer/Manager for Project-based Section 8 Properties
Thursday, November 7, 2013

NYCHA Transitions All Section 8 Landlord Subsidy Payments to Direct Deposit
Thursday, November 7, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Almost 268,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Friday, November 1, 2013

NYCHA Prepares for Future Weather-Related Emergencies
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

NYCHA Releases Reports Demonstrating Public Housing’s Significant Economic Impact
Thursday, October 17, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Almost a Quarter of a Million Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg Appoints New Members to NYCHA Board
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

NYCHA Enhances Customer Service for Public Housing Applicants and Section 8 Voucher Holders
Monday, September 23, 2013

NYCHA Awards Student Residents Thousands of Dollars in Scholarships
Friday, September 20, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg, City, State, Federal Housing Agencies Announce $732 million Investment to Modernize and Preserve Public Housing (from Mayor's Office)
Thursday, September 19, 2013

NYCHA, Player Kemba Walker, and Under Armour Unveil the Newly Refurbished Basketball Court at Sack Wern Houses
Friday, September 20, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Over 233,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

NYCHA Seeks Expressions of Interest in Development on Public Housing Property **
August 2013

For The First Time, NYC Parks' "Learn To Swim" Program will be Offered to NYCHA Summer Campers in Manhattan and the Bronx
Friday, August 9, 2013

Women's Initiative Program Successfully Graduates NYCHA Residents
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Over 225,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Police Athletic League Brings the Play Street Program to 10 NYCHA Developments This Summer
Monday, July 29, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Over 200,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Monday, July 1, 2013

New York Knicks Player Carmelo Anthony and NYCHA Unveil the Newly Refurbished Basketball Court at Red Hook East Houses
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Renowned Artist Thomas Hirschhorn and NYCHA Host a Preview of Gramsci Monument, a New Art Project at Forest Houses
Thursday, June 27, 2013

New York City Council Member Rosie Mendez and NYCHA Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Campos Plaza
Thursday, June 25, 2013

NYCHA Launches First-Ever Large-Scale Urban Farm on NYCHA Property
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Statement of Mayor Bloomberg On Passage of the City's Legislation to Reform New York City Housing Authority's Board (from Mayor's Office)
Thursday, June 13, 2013

NYCHA Announces Substantial Budget Reductions As a Result of Sequestration
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Harlem Children's Zone Opens K‐12 School & Community Center At the St. Nicholas Houses
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Department of Environmental Protection Completes Green Infrastructure Projects in Brooklyn That Will Improve Water Quality in Newtown Creek
Monday, June 3, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Over 178,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Monday, June 3, 2013

NYCHA Invests $4 Million in Capital Improvements and Repairs
Thursday, May 30, 2013

NYCHA Joins Partners to Celebrate Bronx Senior Development Groundbreaking
Thursday, May 28, 2013

NYCHA, Congresswoman Velázquez and Councilwoman González Announce Relocation Site for Red Hook Senior Citizens Program
Thursday, May 24, 2013

NYCHA Launches OpportunityNYCHA.org to Connect Residents to Critical Services
Thursday, May 20, 2013

NYCHA Joins Assemblyman Michael Cusick and Noted Trainer Teddy Atlas to Announce Opening of Boxing Gym for Youth at Berry Houses
Friday, May 17, 2013

Forest Houses Residents to Help Build New Art Monument
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Nearly 149,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

New York City Council Member Stephen Levin and NYCHA Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Williams Plaza
Monday, April 29, 2013

New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito and NYCHA Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Taft Houses
Friday, April 26, 2013

New York City Council Member Margaret Chin and NYCHA Announce CCTV Camera Installation Complete at Smith Houses
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

NYCHA Launches New Self-Service Portal for Housing Applicants
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates Nearly 113,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Thursday, April 4, 2013

NYCHA Named Public Partner of the Year by Con Edison for Facilitating Energy-Saving Upgrades in its Buildings
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

NYCHA Eliminates 73,000 Repair Work Orders from Its Backlog
Monday, March 11, 2013

NYCHA, HPD, HDC, and DOE Join Harlem RBI, Jonathan Rose Companies, Dream Charter School, and NY Yankee Mark Teixeira to Break Ground on Mixed-Use Development in East Harlem
Thursday, February 7, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg and NYCHA Chairman Rhea Announce Action Plan to Eliminate Backlog of Maintenance and Repair Requests in Public Housing
Thursday, January 31, 2013

NYCHA Invests $18 Million in Capital Improvements and Repairs
Thursday, January 24, 2013

NYCHA, HPD Announce Developer for Prospect Plaza
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

NYCHA Hires Hundreds of Workers for Post-Sandy Recovery Jobs with $7.1 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

NYCHA Names CAMBA Housing Ventures and CAMBA, Inc. Developer for Brownsville Supportive Housing Site
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

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