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Bronx NYCHA tenants make a PACT for a brighter future
Some things in New York City are still getting better: Three Bronx public-housing complexes and one in Harlem have agreed to move to private management, allowing for renovations, repairs and...
Tim’s ‘fundamental’ free-speech fail, the West can win and other commentary
In the veep debate, Gov. Tim Walz pulled the proverbial “fire alarm” on free speech, warns Jonathan Turley at USA Today.
NYC dog lovers demand cops ‘find and prosecute’ sicko who tossed pup down 17-story trash chute
An online petition slamming the NYPD and NYCHA for their “inexcusable negligence” and “lack of seriousness in prioritizing” the case has amassed nearly 700 signatures.
Security firm linked to Adams honcho Phil Banks under investigation by feds, DOI: sources
Federal and NYC investigators are scrutinizing a security firm previously owned by Mayor Eric Adams’ top public safety officer amid the jaw-dropping escalation of probes swirling around City Hall, sources...
Dog tossed down NYC high-rise trash chute by sicko and found yelping in pain: 'Pure evil'
The animal had matted fur and was clearly "poorly cared for" before it was discarded with the trash.
NYC's poorest zip codes forced to bear brunt of migrant crisis, confidential docs reveal
Other communities also slammed with shelters include Jamaica, Queens, and parts of Midtown Manhattan.
City Council speaker's possible mayoral bid would be a disaster – look no further than her take on NYC’s rental crisis
Mayor Eric Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams are not related, and sometimes are so fundamentally at odds it’s hard to believe they are even members of the same Democratic...
Tensions at full swing after posh prep school kids move in on newly beautified public housing playground
The tug-of-war escalated last week when signs forbidding non-residents from Cassone Playground, also known as "Llama Park," shocked regular visitors but residents contend they have a right to restrict access.
Eric Adams ‘not concerned’ as speculation mounts that ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo could run for NYC mayor
Mayor Eric Adams claims to be unfazed should former Governor Andrew Cuomo run for his job in 2025.
Security guards may be cut from NYC senior housing -- but some pols worry having more cop patrols is a bad idea
Security guards patrolling the Big Apple’s public housing for seniors could get axed due to budget cuts -- and some politicians worry that replacing them with cops could send the...
Aural assault: 'Annoying as hell,' ear-splitting on-and-off noise torments Brooklyn neighborhood at all hours
"It's been kind of coming and going whenever it feels like it," said Nick Grady, who has reported the blaring noise to 311 at least 10 times.
Boy, 11, shot in the arm at NYC public housing complex -- near other kids as young as 6
The injured child told police he was on the third floor of a Brownsville Houses building on Howard Avenue near Atlantic Avenue around 11 p.m. when he was shot in...
Daughter allegedly beats mom to death with pan, then makes chilling admission on 911 call: sources
The older woman was found unconscious and unresponsive, with trauma to her face and head, inside the apartment on Westchester Avenue near East 156th Street, part of NYCHA’s President John...
Residents in bribery-plagued NYCHA housing wait 65 days for minor repairs: docs
The glacial pace is up 33% from the previous year when it was 49.1 days, and a whopping 242% more than fiscal 2019 when it was 19.4.
Latest NYC housing corruption is just the tip of the iceberg for city gov't
Last week’s bribery charges against 70 New York City Housing Authority employees are just the latest in a long list of scandals by low- and mid-level public workers in New...
NYCHA's disgraceful corruption ring: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 10, 2024
The Issue: Charges against 70 NYCHA employees for allegedly accepting $2 million in bribes.
NYCHA staffer once caught naked on video call dodges questions about historic bribery case before jumping into Mercedes
Alex Tolozano, 57, glanced briefly out the front window of his Maywood, New Jersey home before hopping into his car.
NYCHA staffer once caught naked on work video call allowed to retire — with pension — weeks before historic bribery indictment
Alex Tolozano, 57, was charged yesterday with solicitation and receipt of a bribe and extortion.
Inside the $2 million NYC housing bribery scandal hall of shame
The charges represent the largest number of federal bribery raps brought in a single day in Department of Justice history.
NYCHA corruption means it's time to privatize
We already knew the New York City Housing Authority is the city’s biggest slumlord.