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 progress.
Privatization via President Barack Obama’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program is the best hope for New York City Housing Authority buildings, as far too many NYCHA-run projects fall ever deeper into disrepair.
Cheers to the Bronx tenants at Boston Secor, Boston Road Plaza and Middletown Plaza, home to 1,600 residents, and those at Harlem’s Frederick Samuel Apartments home to nearly 1,300: All agreed to enter NYCHA’s RAD initiative, the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together program, or PACT.
It’s a major departure from city’s old public-housing model, as PACT converts NYCHA developments to Project-Based Section 8 complexes where private management conducts major repairs as the on-site property manager.
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