New York Housing Blues
* The New York Housing Authority (NYCHA) is a public development corporation which provides public housing in New York City, and is the largest housing authority in North America. Created in 1934 as the first agency of its kind in the United States, it aims to provide decent affordable housing for low, and moderate, income New Yorkers throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
* NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing Program in rental apartments. NYCHA developments include single and double family houses, apartment units, singular floors, and shared small building units, and commonly have large income disparities with their respective surrounding neighborhood or community. These developments, particularly those including large-scale apartment buildings, are often referred to in popular culture as “projects.”
Top 100 Worst Landlords-Watchlist Overiew
* On the 2024 Worst Landlord Watchlist, there were a total of 399 buildings that housed a total of 4,877 units. Over the time period from November 2023 to October 2024, these Watchlist buildings averaged 146 open Housing Preservation and Development violations.
Immediately Hazard Violations
Violations that are severe threats to life, safety, property, the public interest, or that affect a significant number of people and warrants immediate correction.
Hazardous Violations
Violations that have a high potential for becoming Immediately Hazardous Violations and require high priority corrective actions.
* Typical violations consist of: mold on walls and ceilings…collapsing walls and ceilings…no heat during the winter…no A/C during the summer…no elevator service for weeks or months…rodent/insect infestations…no electric/gas service…inoperative plumbing systems…filthy stairs and hallways…etc..
* You would not want to live with these conditions for one minute, let alone a day/weeks/months or years.
* As of May 2024, the average time it took NYCHA to complete repairs was 370 days! This is an increase from 345 days in March 2023.
* Your children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, other family members, or friends could be living under these conditions. You know that the landlords are not living under those conditions!
NO COMMON SENSE
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
* Which supports and barriers were in play?
* What were the dynamics?
* Who, or what, won the Tug-of-War?
* Discuss the outcome with your friends and family.
* Use Post #4 as a reference for the dynamics and relationships between supports and barriers.
