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Another view of the Marble Hill Houses from the elevated subway trains. The housing project has 11 buildings that span both the Bronx and Manhattan in Marble Hill.

NYCHA gets much-needed financing authority

The New York City Housing Authority will soon move forward in its plan to place some 25,000 apartments into a new NYCHA Preservation Trust — a public benefit corporation state lawmakers voted to establish last week. more

By Abigail Nehring | 6/10/22

A Mercedes-Benz parked in the Northwest Bronx on Monday, May 16, 2022.

NYCHA worker gets 12 years in 2020 shooting

A former New York City Housing Authority employee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a building superintendent who had written him up for a job infraction, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 5/21/22

Stacy B. Driks education reporter at The Riverdale Press

Plenty of jobs for young people

Are you a young person hoping to make a little bit of money this summer? If so, the city might have a job for you. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 2/20/22

NYCHA residents freeze as temp dips

Residents at Fort Independence Houses are still without heat months after complaining to the New York City Housing Authority. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 2/7/22

Former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrión has stayed busy in recent years, working on affordable housing and working with one of the borough's most active developers, Stagg Group. But now he's earned an appointment to Mayor Eric Adams' administration as the city's new housing preservation and development commissioner.

Carrión joins Adams administration as housing preservation and development commissioner

A consultant with one of the most active developers in this part of the Bronx is about to take on a new position. Former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrión Jr., is set to become the next commissioner of the city's housing preservation and development department. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/30/22

Students from SAR Academy took a bus to Monroe College on Jerome Avenue on Monday, with arms filled with supplies intended to help the displaced families of the Fordham Heights apartment building fire that killed 17, and seriously injured at least 32 more. The local effort was one of many that came together in the aftermath of the blaze, that includes not only supplies, but also more than $1 million in cash donations.

Fire kills 17, but brings Bronx together

In the immediate aftermath of the fire and smoke that tore through a Fordham Heights apartment building, Danny Monge was at the scene, doing what he always does when someone is in distress: He helps out. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/15/22

Barbara Lauray, the president at Fort Independence Houses tenant association, worked to get the New York City Housing Authority to fix the Bailey Avenue complex’s heating system. The result? A temporary external boiler to keep residents warm. But those same tenants say it’s not working.

Heating issues plague NYCHA

The new year started in the 20s with a threat of snow that never came. But for many living at Fort Independence Houses, the fear wasn’t about getting to work or school — it was about simply staying warm. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 1/9/22

Astrid Lopez moved from Puerto Rico months after Hurricane Maria slammed the island in 2017. After settling in and finally finding permanent housing, Lopez has worked as a housing advocate in the Bronx.

Four years after Maria, displaced families still need help

It’s been 1,548 days since Hurricane Maria ravaged her home of Puerto Rico. Yet, Janet Torres still lives with devastating effects — but not from the storm. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 12/21/21

N’soligne Jon Paul Lauriano is running against Tony Edwards for Marble Hill Houses’ tenant association president. The 23-year-old hopes to improve the quality of life at the New York City Housing Authority complex by working with the city to expedite unit repairs all while building a better relationship with the 50th Precinct.

Marble Hill Houses braces for its own election

They’re not condominiums or co-ops. Marble Hill Houses are a mass grouping of apartment units for families with a little help from the New York City Housing Authority. But even with city workers involved, it can be near impossible sometimes to have your voice heard among nearly 1,700 others. But that’s where the tenant association comes in. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 12/11/21

A newly installed solar panel will power lamps attached to nearly a dozen garden beds in a community garden at Marble Hill Houses during the early evening hours. Sam Breslaw, who leads such installations for Brooklyn SolarWorks, was hands-on with this particular project, which could help improve safety for gardeners and even tenants.

Community garden gets itself Broadway glow-up

The community garden at the Marble Hill Houses has been busy. But now more light can be shed on those projects thanks to a single solar panel installed in the garden of the New York City Housing Authority complex. more

By SARAH BELLE LIN | 12/6/21

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