NYCHA is home to 1 in 17 New Yorkers, providing affordable housing to 528,105 authorized residents. Account not monitored 24/7. Contact us at 718-707-7771.
Thanks to a generous donation from
@ShawnCarterSF
and
#startsmall
, every household at Marcy, Sumner, and Tompkins Houses received a supermarket gift card to assist in purchasing the food they need. Thanks for helping
@NYCHA
families during these uncertain times.
@CristinaAimee
@NYCCouncil38
Gas service restoration work is a matter of public safety that involves multiple partners & steps. This outage was caused by a major leak on an underground gas main to this building.
.
@NYCHA
is offering four scholarships of $1,000 to residents who are enrolled for undergraduate degrees at
@CUNY
Colleges. Check out the eligibility requirements and apply by July 23!
Today,
@NYCHA
and
@NYCMayor
announced 62,000 apartments will be undergoing extensive renovations through RAD. Approximately 142,000 residents will benefit all while paying the same rent and retaining their same basic rights as public housing residents.
ATTN: starting today, Friday, April 3, 2020 three free meals will be available daily for ALL New Yorkers in more than 400 Meal Hubs across the 5 boroughs. To find a location near you visit or text "NYC FOOD" to 877-877.
via
@NYCSchools
Congratulations to all the graduates of
@NYCHA
's Family Re-entry Program. The first program of its kind in the nation, Family Re-entry has demonstrated that it is possible for formerly incarcerated people to return to their family homes and thrive.
#FamilyFirst
#NYCHA
is currently
#hiring
temporary workers to assist with maintenance at our properties throughout the city. The job will last as needed throughout the spring season at a rate of $15/hour.
For more info and to apply, contact your local
@NYCHA
Property Management Office.
Welcome to Vito Mustaciuolo as
@NYCHA
's new Acting General Manager. "His long and successful history of advocating for tenants will be invaluable as we implement broader reforms to strengthen
#publichousing
. Please join me in extending him a warm welcome." ~
@SholaOlatoye
.
@NYCHA
is leading the unprecedented effort on behalf of public housing authorities in the US to ask the fed govt to fully fund public housing & Sec 8 programs as part of
#COVID19
recovery. This is the first time a national coalition of nearly 800 PHAs has unified in support. 🙏
We did it! Thanks to the almost 150 volunteers,
@Fund4PH
and
@kaboom
were able to deliver a new playground for the
#PublicHousing
residents of Bayview all in a day!
Join us in congratulating the season 3 winner of American Idol
@CoJustsam
. This
@NYCHA
start🌟grew up in Frederick Douglass Houses and went on to capture the hearts of millions on
#AmericanIdol
. On behalf of all
@NYCHA
residents...CONGRATS! 🎉🎉🎉
NYCHA recently hired approximately 900 candidates to our per diem maintenance program, about half of which are
@NYCHA
residents! They'll help to assist staff with grounds maintenance and cleaning public spaces, and the income will NOT count against their household income or rent.
Thank you to
@NYCHA
staff for working on the distribution of nearly 100,000 masks that came in over the past two days. These masks are being distributed to all operations and development staff, as well as other departments with essential staff.😷 😷 😷
🚨❄ Significant snowfall is expected tonight from Winter Storm Gail.
@NYCHA
has roving teams of heating plant technicians & skilled trades staff 2 respond 2 possible outages. Residents can report service interruptions using the
#MyNYCHA
app or by calling CCC @ 718-707-7771.
Considering the inclement weather,
@NYCHA
has activated a Situation Room that will be staffed until 6am on Thursday. For any heat and hot water emergencies, residents are encouraged to contact the Customer Contact Center at 718-707-7771.
#StaySafe
#NYCHA
LOVE the innovation from my friends the founders of
@WearAtoms
(initialized 2018) turning their Korean shoe manuf. into making comfortable masks & donating one to
@NYCHA
for every one sold! I got some for the fam and donated 5,000 more 😷
#MasksForAll
Are you on the wait list for Section 8 housing? Here is some good news: New Section 8 vouchers is being issued for the 1st time in two years.
#affordablehousing
#section8
#NYC
@NYCHA
Earlier this evening, Chair Russ and staff met with
@AOC
,
@jessicaramos
@juliej_won
, and local elected officials to discuss the $1.4 million in repairs on the Woodside Houses boilers since Hurricane Ida.
#NYCHA
Thank you for being such great partners
@NYCHA
~ God Bless New York City, especially our most vulnerable.
Makes me so happy to see all these folks get their free
@WearAtoms
masks.
Thanks to everyone who came to the ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil a new urban farm at
@NYCHA
's Mariners Harbor Houses, Staten Island earlier today! The urban farm is the sixth constructed as part of the
#FarmsatNYCHA
initiative and the first on
#StatenIsland
! 🌿 🌱
@SonofBaldwin
Thank you for bringing this to
@NYCHA
's attention. We regret this oversight and are going to reschedule any appts missed today. Please encourage all of your mom's neighbors to vote today and have NYCHA residents' voices be heard.
.
@NYCHA
leadership has been working closely with our government partners to ensure our approach and plans are thorough and responsive to a changing environment. See below the official statement from
@NYCHA
Chair & CEO Greg Russ.
Congratulations to Council Member Alicka Samuels on her appointment as Regional Director for HUD District 2! We look forward to a continued partnership and productive working relationship. 🎉
📸
@CityAndStateNY
We’re proud to welcome Vito Mustaciuolo as
@NYCHA
’s new General Manager and Chief Operations Officer. Vito brings three decades' experience securing repairs for tenants and turning around distressed buildings. We know he will fight hard for
@NYCHA
residents.
.
@NYCHA
Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye meets with incoming General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo and the new chair of the Public Housing Committee Council Member
@alickasamuel
.
This summer young
@NYCHA
residents received 75,000 free books thanks to
@nationalbook
. Only a few more weeks left to catch up on the summer reading! 📚🌞📚
January is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month—remember to NEVER use your oven to warm your home, which could cause dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. If you do experience a heat outage, call 718-707-7771 or use MyNYCHA. Thanks to
@FDNY
for the helpful video
Members of the Zone 14 Youth Leadership Council were able to see their first Broadway play, King Kong, courtesy of
@NYCHA
and
@KINGKONGBWAY
.
Many of the kids are very active in the arts and can now cross off seeing a Broadway show from their bucket lists!
#KINGKONGBWAY
“I’m grateful and excited for the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for NYCHA residents across the city, and will begin by looking floor-by-floor at the challenges they face so we can bring about the repairs they need." -
@NYCHA
Chair & CEO Greg Russ
If you or someone you know is struggling or just needs someone to talk to,
#NYCWell
is there for you. It is the City's free confidential hotline, staffed 24/7 by trained mental health professionals. Get help here:
Over the past 4 years, under the leadership of Chair & CEO
@SholaOlatoye
,
@NYCHA
has made critical advancements to improve customer service, repairs, and permanent renovations. Listen to residents and employees talk about the Authority's progress.
Tonight is the annual National Night Out Against Crime, a community-building campaign that promotes police & community partnerships to help make our neighborhoods safer. 👍🏽🙏 to
@NYPDPSA6
& all the
@NYCHA
families who came out to the
#NNO2019
@ St. Nicholas Houses
#NYPD
On the 7th anniversary of
#SuperStormSandy
, take a look back at the seniors who came together for a dance party to celebrate the brand new Red Hook senior center that opened up in Jan 2018. Their former center was destroyed by Sandy.
.
@NYCHA
is hiring Temporary Per Diem Snow Removal Workers to remove snow and ice at NYCHA properties throughout the city.
Wage: $19.33 per hour. Details in the flyer. Apply today.
"Today’s proposed elimination of the Capital Fund and 37 percent reduction in the Operating Fund is deeply disappointing and would mean the dismantling of public housing and taking people’s homes away from them."
@SholaOlatoye
@NYCHA
"Every day I am at the farm, I feel like becoming a better version of myself, that I never thought of before," - Hakim Jeffrey,
@NYCHA
resident and now a full-time employee at Bay View Houses Farm, shares his path to a career in sustainability with
@GreenCityForce
.
#FarmsatNYCHA
#NYCHA
residents: If your apartment does not have adequate heat and hot water, submit a work ticket so we can inspect!
Here’s how:
1) Call the Customer Contact Center @ 718-707-7771
2) Use MyNYCHA (online or the app):
Gratitude to the Metropolitan Baptist Church and Trader Joe's for donating food earlier this week to the Fred Samuel Resident Association, bringing relief to those who are significantly impacted by this pandemic. 🙏🏽😷
Mayor Adams, Administration Officials Celebrate Passage of
@NYCHA
Public Housing
#PreservationTrust
in Albany .
#NYCHA
would continue 2 own all residential complexes & the land on which they are built, w/ NYCHA employees continuing 2 manage the properties.
Newly trained
@NYCHA
residents are placing solar panels on New York City Housing Authority developments to provide clean power at discounted rates for low- and moderate-income subscribers.
@NYCHA
begins heating season which runs through 10/1 - 5/31. This means building owners must maintain an indoor temperature of at least 68 degrees between 6AM and 10PM.
Read full press release for details of NYCHA preparations for the 2021-22 heating:
New goal retractable goal posts have been installed at Butler Houses in the Bronx, giving our Butler youngsters the choice between soccer or basketball or both! Check out the full story on
#NYCHAJournal
.
A proposed federal rule would eliminate
@NYCHA
public housing & Section 8 assistance for thousands of NYC families!
Let’s work to make
#affordablehousing
a reality for more families, not less. You can make your voice heard on
@HUDgov
’s website:
Today,
@NYCHA
announced immediate and long-term corrective actions to fix the gaps in lead compliance and improve resident health.
Read the full announcement here:
🙌🙌 to the tremendous efforts by
@JoinJoyner
for bringing $8.5 million in
#capitalfunding
to create a workforce development & job training center to
@NYCHA
's Sedgwick Houses in the Bronx. This marks the largest state legislative grant
@NYCHA
has received in our history.
We are thrilled to announce the completion of solar installations at Queensbridge Houses, the largest community solar project in NYC!
@NYCHA
residents were hired for this project, with opportunities for permanent employment in the future.
#EarthDay
.
@galeabrewer
talks about the importance of art in the daily lives of older New Yorkers, as well as what senior services are available to residents of Manhattan. Check it out!
We're now hiring Temporary Maintenance Workers to help disinfect
@NYCHA
facilities and keep our developments safe. Call your local NYCHA Property Management Office to schedule an appointment & complete the application.
Today,
#ThriveNYC
joined
@NYCHA
staff at Sumner Houses for a special Thrive Talk—an anti-stigma conversation that covers mental health, how to respond in a crisis and resources the City provides.
#ThriveTogether
Affordable Housing Expert: What Public Housing Needs Is Money.
@GothamGazette
discusses what's the state role in
@NYCHA
oversight with
#NYIT
Professor Bloom
Policy update:
@NYCHA
residents may attach a wireless video camera or video doorbell to their apartment door as long as it is for security purposes only, and is attached over the peephole or attached to the door with adhesive (no holes or physical alterations allowed).
NYCHA has partnered with
@NYPAenergy
and
@NYSERDA
to try and transform the market for clean heat with a new heat pump design. If successful, one of the many positives would be allowing tenants the power to control the temperature of apartments. Via
@grist
:
Earlier this month, the Authority launched
@NYCHA
Cares, a new program that will address the backlog of more than 50,000 open skilled trades work orders in
#NYCHA
apartments.
#affordablehousing
Applications are being accepted for 23 single-family homes in southeastern Queens and one (1) multi-family home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn to qualified buyers through the Small Homes Rehab–NYCHA Program. Attend the info-session on Tues, Aug 14 @ 6pm to learn more.
Through the Small Homes Rehabilitation Program,
@NYCHA
and
@NYCHousing
have partnered with
@Fund4PH
and other nonprofits to rehabilitate NYCHA-owned 1-4 family homes to create affordable homeownership opportunities for low-income New Yorkers.
Learn more
Great turnout today as
@NYCHA
convened health partners and employers to talk community health worker careers for residents during National Healthy Homes Month. Well done, resident and community health leader Carrie Sealy!
#OpportunityNYCHA
#NHHM2018
Amazing turnout at the
@Fund4PH
City Flavors event! Our residents have worked hard to start their own businesses and
@NYCHA
is so proud to support them!