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NYCHA Invests $18 M in Capital Improvements

From January to March this year, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will be making the most of the $18 million provided by grants from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). With the capital, NYCHA plans to improve eleven of its housing developments in NYC. “NYCHA continues to make improvements to […]

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NYCHA and the NYCHA board

If there is anyone who has their work cut out for them it’s the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) who is responsible for about a half-million people in New York City.  But the organization is much more than just a housing group, NYCHA and the NYCHA board strive to also enrich its residents’ lives with educational and […]

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NYCHA’s Margarita Lopez is an Activist for Many Worthy Causes

Margarita Lopez, NYCHA Board member, has a plethora of causes for which she is continuously advocating. Among them are LGBT rights (she is, after all, a member of the community), environmental preservation, protection of rights for marginalized groups like the mentally ill, and against domestic violence. Besides helping found a credit union to help the […]

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Prominent People in Philanthropy: Emily Youssouf

Emily Youssouf has been a major asset to several financial and affordable housing institutions since obtaining her MA from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy. Besides her role as an educator, serving as a real estate professor for New York University, Youssouf has served on the boards of the Citizens Budget Commission, The Citizens […]