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The Trump Administration has rolled out its first major cuts to the New York City Housing Authority, marking the most significant decrease in federal funding to the ailing agency in five years. The Wall Street Journalreports that NYCHA will receive at least $35 million less in federal aid this year. The figure represents the first of several anticipated funding cuts that are projected to total $150 million according to conversations between HUD and NYCHA officials cited by the Journal.
Shola Olatoye, the Chair and CEO of NYCHA, says a reduction in funding of that magnitude would “evaporate” the progress made by the housing authority in the past three years.
NYCHA, the largest affordable housing program in the country, which provides homes to more than 400,000 people, has an operating budget of $3.2 billion, $2 billion of which is funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD, the federal agency now helmed by Ben Carson).
A letter from HUD to NYCHA dated February 26—several days before Carson was approved as HUD secretary—notes that the department plans on slashing the agency’s funding by 5 percent, a whole 2 percent increase over what NYCHA has braced for. The Journal notes that an additional $7.7 million in cuts have been made to federal Section 8 programs by HUD since Trump’s election.
Maybe if the majority of people in Nycha building took care of the place and treated it with respect politicians would be more generous to Nycha. Sadly for everyone person who care about keeping the building nice, taking care of it etc etc there are 100's that are trashing the hallways, pissing on the steps, selling drugs outside the building and treated the place like its a 3rd world country. Its affordable living you were giving in one of the greatest cities. Respect and appreciate.
Maybe if the majority of people in Nycha building took care of the place and treated it with respect politicians would be more generous to Nycha. Sadly for everyone person who care about keeping the building nice, taking care of it etc etc there are 100's that are trashing the hallways, pissing on the steps, selling drugs outside the building and treated the place like its a 3rd world country. Its affordable living you were giving in one of the greatest cities. Respect and appreciate.
They don't respect or appreciate because there are little consequences for their actions.
Maybe if the majority of people in Nycha building took care of the place and treated it with respect politicians would be more generous to Nycha. Sadly for everyone person who care about keeping the building nice, taking care of it etc etc there are 100's that are trashing the hallways, pissing on the steps, selling drugs outside the building and treated the place like its a 3rd world country. Its affordable living you were giving in one of the greatest cities. Respect and appreciate.
NYCHA will have to sell properties and ground space to make up for the short fall of revenue, as well as raise rents. NYCHA needs to bring back NYCHA police to grounds of project buildings. NYPD cats are scared to venture in projects that much.
Good, and now they can raise the rents. All of these people paying dirt cheap rent that should be paying market rate rent, hoarding apartments that should be going to people that actually need them. Ridiculous. NYCHA needs to make some serious changes from the bottom up.
Good, and now they can raise the rents. All of these people paying dirt cheap rent that should be paying market rate rent, hoarding apartments that should be going to people that actually need them. Ridiculous. NYCHA needs to make some serious changes from the bottom up.
The most ridiculous part is the free utilities. Every single person that I knew living in them would blast their ACs 24/7 during the summer on other peoples money. I believe there was like a $10/$20 surcharge per AC 15 years ago so people were buying $700 indoor ACs, which were expensive back then, instead of $200 window ACs so that it can stay hidden to avoid the surcharge.
The most ridiculous part is the free utilities. Every single person that I knew living in them would blast their ACs 24/7 during the summer on other peoples money. I believe there was like a $10/$20 surcharge per AC 15 years ago so people were buying $700 indoor ACs, which were expensive back then, instead of $200 window ACs so that it can stay hidden to avoid the surcharge.
I forgot about that... These things are money pits all around.
Good, and now they can raise the rents. All of these people paying dirt cheap rent that should be paying market rate rent, hoarding apartments that should be going to people that actually need them. Ridiculous. NYCHA needs to make some serious changes from the bottom up.
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Originally Posted by HellUpInHarlem
they need to raise the rents man. wtf
NYCHA is not cheap. I actually have a family friend. I have seen his rent stub. He pays near 2k for his family to live there. He is a good job though. NYCHA is not cheap anymore. NYCHA will always remain a place for the poor, but those who are earning money will leave because they cant afford to live there. If you work and live in NYCHA and have a decent earning job, you will pay your fairshare, while your neighbor pays next to nothing to live in the same sized apartment that you have.
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