Tag: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Then U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman at a 2019 press conference announcing the arrest of Michael Avenatti for extortion. U.S. Attorney General removed U.S. Attorney Berman from his post on orders of President Donald Trump. Screenshot of YouTube video : Source : U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York (Fair Use)

After U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with NYPD officials, chaos reigns as U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman was fired amidst ‘tensions’ with White House and City Hall

Geoffrey Berman’s removal as U.S. Attorney revealed tensions with Mayor Bill de Blasio — but no indication of any accountability at the NYPD over abuses.

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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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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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The New York City Housing Authority was founded years before the Nation passed the U.S. Housing Act, a law that created a framework for local Governments to create public housing agencies. The New Deal promise that housing would be treated as a social good is now under threat of privatisation. Photo Illustration/Progress New York

Feds consulting with de Blasio, as he privatises NYCHA, despite past campaign finance controversies from real estate donors

Bill de Blasio, who faced accusations of undertaking official acts on behalf of his donors, is negotiating the sale of public housing to real estate developers. How the Feds tolerate the corruptive role of money in politics undermines the public good — including public housing.

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