(NEW YORK ) —New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenants have complained about mold and leaks within their apartments for years. Despite work order requests and complaints over unresponsiveness, these issues continue to go unresolved. Residents had an opportunity to vent before a city council committee in hopes of having the issues resolved once and for all.
The New York City Council Committee on Public Housing held a hearing at City Hall on Oct. 27. About 25 people attended including residents, attorneys, government officials with security guards stationed on both sides. The crowd ranged from young adults to older residents, but despite their differences in age, everyone shared one common goal: pushing for the remediation of mold and leaks in the city’s public housing.
Council member and committee chair Chris Banks opened the hearing describing the collective problems as a “serious and ongoing crisis” among residents…