Category: Land Use

Bill de Blasio continues with RAD/PACT conversion of NYCHA public housing.
The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has announced plans to convert more than 9,500 public housing residents under the controversial RAD/PACT scheme. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio continuing with RAD/PACT conversion of NYCHA public housing, despite Schumer, Velázquez effort to fully-fund public housing

Mayor Bill de Blasio continues with NYCHA RAD/PACT conversions, despite effort by Sen. Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez to fund public housing.

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In an SDNY courtroom, motion practise in the Baez class action mold abatement case by NYCHA residents is set to collide with the inferior HUD Settlement Agreement negotiated by the U.S. Attorney's Office. The fate of the future of public housing hangs in the balance. NASA (Fair Use)

The de Blasio administration claims that RAD/PACT provide NYCHA an escape hatch from having to guarantee habitable living conditions to public housing residents

The de Blasio administration’s claims that RAD/PACT lead to greater protections for NYCHA public housing residents is under challenge in the Baez case.

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Governments have divested from public housing in a bid to unlock the value of real estate for private landlords. To do this, public housing authorities have willingly demolished public housing. The same fate that befell Cabrini-Green in Chicago now threatens some NYCHA public housing apartment buildings, thanks to Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City). Source : Joe M500 (CC BY 2.0). Original photograph was cropped for this photo illustration.

de Blasio plans to convert another 1,718 public housing apartments in Manhattan under RAD, even after new signaling and the unknown threat of demolition looms over NYCHA

NYCHA CEO Greg Russ has signaled a new tune on the RAD conversion of public housing, contradicting RAD conversions and demolition seemingly yet to take place.

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NYCHA RAD list leak
Mayor Bill de Blasio's latest announcement of RAD conversions coming to NYCHA appears to confirm data obtained by Progress New York about the partial privatisation of public housing in New York City. Progress New York/Photo Illustration

de Blasio’s latest announcement of RAD conversions confirms the leaked list of NYCHA public housing developments facing private landlord management

A list of public housing apartment developments identified for partial privatisation in 2020 appears to confirm data obtained by Progress New York, which reportedly revealed which NYCHA public housing developments would be put into the hands of private landlords under the controversial RAD programme.

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Members of the NYCHA preservation group, Fight For NYCHA, allege that the plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-New York City) to put one-third of NYCHA's public housing apartments into a public-private partnership under a H.U.D. programme known as Rental Assistance Demonstration exposes tenants to the risk of civil rights violations. A news report reveals that such tenants will not be protected by a Court-ordered Federal Monitor. Fight For NYCHA

U.S. Attorney mum following revelation that NYCHA tenants lose Federal Monitor after RAD conversion under HUD settlement

The Settlement Agreement announced in Jan. 2019 by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman denies Federal monitorship to NYCHA residents converted under RAD.

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Members of the activist group Fight For NYCHA obtained copies of RAD/PACT documents, including the RAD Residential Apartment Lease Agreement. Fight For NYCHA

DOCUMENT DROP : RAD Lease shows that NYCHA residents are forced to accept apartments “as is,” waiving implied warranty of habitability

NYCHA’s form of its RAD Lease Agreement includes what may be an unenforceable disclaimer of the implied warranty of habitability. The RAD Handbook distributed by NYCHA shows that residents have no guarantee for repairs, face supportive service cuts.

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C'est Vrai is the computer-assisted Web application that forms a cornerstone of the Progress New York news Web site. The use of the C'est Vrai App has been extended to include a new function that shares on the Twitter social media platform heat and water outages self-reported by the New York City Housing Authority. Progress New York

C’est Vrai computer-assisted reporting Web app extended to report NYCHA heat and water outages

Progress New York has added a social media function to the C’est Vrai computer-assisted Web reporting app to report heat, water, and hot water outages at the New York City Housing Authority.

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Information obtained by Progress New York reveals details about Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to transfer a vast amount of NYCHA's public housing assets to the private sector.

DOCUMENT DROP : Details about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to transfer a significant portion of NYCHA’s public housing assets to the private sector

Data received anonymously reportedly shows which public housing developments are part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans for the privatisation of the New York City Housing Authority.

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